What Happens to Acceleration If Net Force Triples?

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Homework Help Overview

The problem involves understanding the relationship between net force and acceleration in the context of Newton's second law of motion. The original poster presents a scenario where a car is being pulled with an initial acceleration and questions how the acceleration changes if the net force is tripled.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Mathematical reasoning

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants discuss the implications of tripling the net force on acceleration, with some suggesting to derive the relationship from the equation F=ma. Others express confusion about the problem's requirements and seek clarification.

Discussion Status

Some participants have offered insights into the mathematical relationship between force and acceleration, suggesting that tripling the force would lead to a proportional increase in acceleration. However, there is still some confusion among participants regarding the problem's intent and the specifics of the calculations.

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There appears to be a lack of clarity regarding the problem statement and the expectations for the solution, as some participants express uncertainty about what is being asked.

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Homework Statement


Suppose that a person is pulling a car with an acceleration of 6 m/s^2. If the reindeer triples the net force, what is the new acceleration?

Homework Equations


F=ma
where, m= mass, a= acceleration, F=force

The Attempt at a Solution


I really do not know what my teacher means by this problem.
I think the answer is 18 m/s^2.
Thank You
 
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a = F/m

All you're doing is tripling the Net Force. So, what would happen?
 
I do not get what you are asking!
 
Please Help!
Thank you
 
I derived a = F/m from F = ma.

Just think about it. All we're doing is tripling the net force. You can put numbers in for examples and see what happens.
 
What do you mean by put numbers in for examples?
 
when we triple the net force, A = F / m there will be a value of 3 next to the F. it looks like this A = 3F / M (if F increased by 3x and m stayed the same A would increase by a factor of 3 also)
this relation proves that the acceleration does increase by 3x. so 18 seems like the answer
 
Thank you!
 

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