What Happens to Acceleration If Net Force Triples?

[lightbender]

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

 

[Kawaii Physics]

a = F/m

All you're doing is tripling the Net Force. So, what would happen?

 

[lightbender]

I do not get what you are asking!

 

[lightbender]

Please Help!
Thank you

 

[Kawaii Physics]

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.

 

[lightbender]

What do you mean by put numbers in for examples?

 

[dmack15]

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

 

[lightbender]

Thank you!