Can u explain to me why F = ma and not F = mv?

Subject: Can u explain to me why F = ma and not F = mv?

Date: Sun Jun 4 05:01:43 2000
Posted by Nathaniel Sebastian
Grade level: undergrad School: U of Wisconsin - Madison
City: Madison State/Province: Wisconsin Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 960109303.Ph

Message:


i dont understand why a mass must accelerate to have force?

what F = ma tells me is that an object of mass 1 kg travelling at 100m/s 
(which can kill a person) have no Force?

Re: Can u explain to me why F = ma and not F = mv?

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