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Which of Newton's laws states that the acceleration of a body is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass?
- Newton's first law
- Newton's second law
- Newton's third law
- Newton's law of gravitation
Answer
B. Newton's second law
Solution
Newton's second law, F = ma, relates net force, mass, and acceleration.
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