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OpenStudy (firejay5):

In Section 3.1 you learned that acceleration is the rate of change of velocity. In this section, you learned that acceleration is the ratio of force to mass. Are both these equalities true? Explain.

OpenStudy (firejay5):

I said yes, but hard to explain why.

OpenStudy (harsha19111999):

Hey. Acceleration = Velocity/Time and Force = Mass * Acceleration. So, Acceleration=Force/Mass

OpenStudy (harsha19111999):

If you find out the dimension formula, you will notice that both the dimensions are same. So, both are true

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