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You push a ball with a net force of 2 N and it accelerates. What happens if you exert 2 N of net force on an object that has 3 times the mass?

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The object will accelerate 3 times as much because if you apply the same net force and increase the mass, the acceleration will increase.
The object will accelerate 3 times as much because if you apply the same net force and increase the mass, the acceleration will increase.

The object will accelerate the same amount as before because the mass does not affect the object’s acceleration
The object will accelerate the same amount as before because the mass does not affect the object’s acceleration

The object will accelerate 1/3 as much because if you apply the same net force but increase the mass, the acceleration will decrease.
The object will accelerate 1/3 as much because if you apply the same net force but increase the mass, the acceleration will decrease.

The object will not accelerate because now it is too heavy.

The object will accelerate less because the acceleration is inversely proportional to the mass.

so which one is it

The correct response is: The object will accelerate less because the acceleration is inversely proportional to the mass.

thats not an answer

I apologize for misunderstandings. The correct response is: The object will accelerate less because the acceleration is inversely proportional to the mass.

is it 1/3 as much?

Yes, that is correct. The object will accelerate 1/3 as much because if you apply the same net force but increase the mass, the acceleration will decrease as the acceleration and mass are inversely proportional to each other.