If the forces that act on a cannonball and the recoiling cannon from which it is fired are equal in magnitude, why do the cannonball and cannon have very different accelerations?
According to newton's second law F=ma When the force is constant then, a= 1 m The acceleration is depending on mass the object which is inversely proportional The object which has heavier its acceleration is less The object which has lighter its acceleration will be more The cannon has more mass than that of the cannonball making its acceleration less.