Republic of the Philippines

CAPIZ STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Education
Main Campus, Roxas City
Tel. No. (036) 6214 578 local 118


NEWTONS SECOND LAW OF MOTION : LAW OF ACCELERATION

Relationship of Force to Acceleration: At constant mass, the acceleration of an object is
directly proportional to the net force acting on it.
Mathematically it is expressed as:
a=kF
where:
a= acceleration
k= constant mass
F= force acting on an object
Relationship of Mass to Acceleration: The relationship of Acceleration to Mass at constant
force is inversely, proportional. When mass of the object increases then its acceleration decreases
and if the mass decreases then acceleration increases.

a= k(1/m)
where:
a= acceleration
k= force
m= mass
Law of Acceleration: Acceleration is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force
acting on it and is inversely proportional to its mass.

A=F
n
/ M
where:
a= acceleration
F
n
= net force
M= mass
Free Fall and Newtons Second Law of Motion

Both of the books reach the ground at the same time because of the gravity that acts
on its surface. This gravity which is the same for all objects on Earth and is equal to 9.8 m/s
2

causes the books to accelerate and this acceleration is what we called acceleration due to gravity
(ag). This means that when two objects are drop at the same time from the same height these
objects will reach the ground at the same time even if they differ in Mass.