Newton's second law of motion uses the formula which states that a force will cause a mass to accelerate. (f = m •

a. rewrite the formula to solve for

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You basically divide m on both sides to get the formula f/m=a. This will leave you an equation to find a.

Newton's second law of motion can be formally stated as follows:

The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object.

This verbal statement can be expressed in equation form as follows:

a = Fnet / m