I am a little confused on Newtons Seconds Law in Two dimensions. I know that when acceleration is zero that the net force in both the x and y-directions becomes zero. Is that because when acceleration is zero there's no net force?

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I am a little confused on Newtons Seconds Law in Two dimensions. I know that when acceleration is zero that the net force in both the x and y-directions becomes zero. Is that because when acceleration is zero there's no net force? 

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