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a semi - truck and a motorcycle are at a red light and when the light turns green they both start moving. the motorcycle accelerates to the speed limit of 45 mph easily but the semi - truck takes a lot more force to get its mass to the speed limit. which of newtons laws does this represent? newtons 1st law newtons 2nd law newtons 3rd law
Newton's 2nd law states that force equals mass times acceleration ($F = ma$). The semi - truck has more mass, so more force is needed to achieve the same acceleration as the motorcycle to reach the speed limit.
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B. Newton's 2nd Law