A truck of mass M is moved under a force F. If the truck is then loaded with an object equal to the mass of the truck and the driving force is halved

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A truck of mass M is moved under a force F. If the truck is then loaded with an object equal to the mass of the truck and the driving force is halved, then how does the acceleration change?

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answered Nov 1, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 61 410 937
selected Feb 21, 2018 by sanjeev
 
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Calculate using F= m a 

Acceleration becomes one-fourth of the original.

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