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Course: AP??/College Physics 1?>?Unit 2
Lesson 1: Newton's first lawNewton's first law
Problem
Two students want to determine the inertial mass of a block. Student A hangs the block from a spring scale. Student B places the block on a near-frictionless surface and measures the block’s acceleration while applying a known horizontal force.
Which student’s method is best for measuring inertial mass, and why?