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Originally Posted by USNA94
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Now, would you like me to prove that Force=mass x acceleration or are you going to take my word for it?
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F = M * A only when the mass of the system is constant. In general it is F = dP/dt, the time rate of change of the momentum. The rocket equation is a good example of a variable mass system, something you should be familiar with from your engineering dynamics class. Jim Nesta - B.S., M.S. in physics and retired college physics instructor.
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Last edited by physics; 11-02-2019 at 11:04 PM.
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