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Which would requires a greater force: accelerating a `2kg` mass at `5m//s^(2)` or a `4kg` mass at `2m//s^(2)`?

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`F_1=m_1a_1=2 times 5=10 N`
`F_2=m_2a_2 =4 times 2=8N`
Clearly `F_1 gt F_2` greater force would be required in accelerating a 2kg mass at `5ms^-2`
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