Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 5 - Newton's Laws of Motion - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 144: 58

Answer

$a_A=a_B=a_C$

Work Step by Step

We know that the mass and the force of the three pucks are the same therefore the acceleration produced by this force should also be the same (since $F=ma$). Thus, the acceleration produced by a force doesn't depend on the speed of the object and hence the acceleration of A, B and C are equal.
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