College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Review Question 3.6 Newton’s second law says that the acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to its mass. However, the acceleration with which all objects fall in the absence of air is the same. How can this be?
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