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impact errors

Frequently Made Errors in Mechanics: Momentum and Impacts

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  An impact is an impulse (change of momentum) that involves arbitrarily large forces acting very briefly. These result in near-instantaneous…
friction

Frequently Made Errors in Mechanics: Friction

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  1. Direction of the normal Definition: The normal force that body A exerts on body B is that force of minimum magnitude which suffices to…
forces mistakes

Frequently Made Errors in Mechanics: Forces

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 Notation: On this page, a circumflex signifies an average. 1. Forces as vectors A force is a vector, i.e. has magnitude and direction.…