One- third as much net force is exerted on object A as on object B. The two objects have the same mass. How do their accelerations compare?
A) Object A has three times as much acceleration as object B.
B) Object A has one- sixth as much acceleration as object B.
C) Object A has one- third as much acceleration as object B.
D) They both have the same acceleration.
E) It is impossible to answer this without further information about the two objects.

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According to Newton's second law, acceleration is directly proportional to the net force when mass is constant. Since object A has one-third the net force of object B and both have the same mass, object A will have one-third the acceleration of object B.

One- Third as Much Net Force Is Exerted on Object