The 2nd Law of Motion in basketball
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In Newton's Second Law, it claims the force equals mass times acceleration. This means that an increase in force is an increase in mass and acceleration.
The law explains how players that have great mass combined with great acceleration become dangerous on the courts, because their force is really great!
This could be applied to basketball when the players are dunking. If the player in the picture above weighed more, he would have to apply a greater force in order to accelerate higher.
Another example is when a player is passing a ball. The greater the force the player applies to pass the ball, the higher the ball will accelerate and thus the faster it will get to the other player. Had the ball been replaced with a bowling ball, players would have to apply an even greater force.
The law explains how players that have great mass combined with great acceleration become dangerous on the courts, because their force is really great!
This could be applied to basketball when the players are dunking. If the player in the picture above weighed more, he would have to apply a greater force in order to accelerate higher.
Another example is when a player is passing a ball. The greater the force the player applies to pass the ball, the higher the ball will accelerate and thus the faster it will get to the other player. Had the ball been replaced with a bowling ball, players would have to apply an even greater force.