According to Newton's second law of motion,
[tex]\text{Force = mass}\times acceleration[/tex]Let the initial force be F, acceleration be a and the initial mass be m.
The acceleration is the same but now the mass is reduced by half.
So, the force will be
[tex]\begin{gathered} F^{\prime}=\frac{m}{2}\times a \\ =\frac{F}{2} \end{gathered}[/tex]Thus, the force will also be half of the initial force if the mass is reduced by half.
