Suppose several forces are acting upon a mass m. The in = m refers to

A) any particular one of the forces.
B) the vector sum of all the forces.
C) the force of friction acting upon the mass.
D) the arithmetic sum of all the forces.
E) the arithmetic mean of all the forces.


B

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