A Push on a 1-Kg Brick Accelerates the Brick

question 74

Multiple Choice

A push on a 1-kg brick accelerates the brick. Neglecting friction, to equally accelerate a 10-kg brick, one would have to push with

• A)just as much force.
• B)10 times as much force.
• C)100 times as much force.
• D)one-tenth the amount of force.
• E)none of the above

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