John pushes his bike along the sidewalk at a constant speed. If he increases the force on the bike, what happens?

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Tiara Pennington

8 December, 20:06

John pushes his bike along the sidewalk at a constant speed. If he increases the force on the bike, what happens?

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Joel Ayers · Answer 1

The bike will increase speed.

F = ma

if force increases, then either mass has to increase to accompany the equation or the acceleration increases. It is more probable that the bike will go faster instead of growing in weight.