Newton's second law states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the applied force and inversely proportional to its mass. This is summarised by the following equation:
[tex]F=ma[/tex]
Where:
[tex]\begin{gathered} F=\text{ applied force} \\ m=\text{ mass} \\ a=\text{ acceleration} \end{gathered}[/tex]
This means that: The amount of force needed to make an object change its velocity depends on the mass of the object and the acceleration required.
