II. The relationship between an object's mass m, its acceleration a, and the applied force F is F = ma.
Acceleration and force are vectors (as indicated by their symbols being displayed in slant bold font); in
this law the direction of the force vector is the same as the direction of the acceleration vector.
The easiest way to define this law is through an equation.
F = m
·
a
- or -
Force = Mass · Acceleration
The object will accelerate. It also means that a more massive objects require more force to achieve the exact same acceleration as less
massive objects. This is why people have to push harder to move a large desk rather than a small desk.
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