Combined Science GCSE
Direct and inverse proportionality
What Direct and inverse proportionality means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Direct and inverse proportionality
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Acceleration is directly proportional to the resultant force when mass is constant, and inversely proportional to mass when force is constant.
Topics that use Direct and inverse proportionality
- Newton's Second Law (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- a = F ÷ m
- Acceleration
- Acceleration and deceleration
- Approximation
- Direct proportionality at constant mass
- Equals sign
- Force
- Inverse proportionality at constant resultant force
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