In physics, a force is any influence that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object. A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (which includes to begin moving from a state of rest), i.e., to accelerate. Force can also be described intuitively as a push or a pull. A force has both magnitude and direction, making it a vector quantity. It is measured in the SI unit of newton (N). Force is represented by the symbol F (formerly P).
The original form of Newton's second law states that the net force acting upon an object is equal to the rate at which its momentum changes with time. If the mass of the object is constant, this law implies that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on the object, is in the direction of the net force, and is inversely proportional to the mass of the object.
Concepts related to force include: thrust, which increases the velocity of an object; drag, which decreases the velocity of an object; and torque, which produces changes in rotational speed of an object. In an extended body, each part usually applies forces on the adjacent parts; the distribution of such forces through the body is the internal mechanical stress. Such internal mechanical stresses cause no acceleration of that body as the forces balance one another. Pressure, the distribution of many small forces applied over an area of a body, is a simple type of stress that if unbalanced can cause the body to accelerate. Stress usually causes deformation of solid materials, or flow in fluids.
If these point charges were placed in vacuum without any spherical shells in the picture, then the force between these charges would be ##F =\dfrac { k q_1 q_2} {d^2}##.
But, I am unable to reason how spherical shells would alter the force between them.
I do know that if charges were on the...
Disclaimer: Please read in the following formulas ##E/c^2## instead of ##m##, because W. Rindler used relativistic mass, what might be confusing with today's usage of the term "mass".
I am reading the chapter "38. The formal structure of Maxwell's theory" in Wolfgang Rinder's book "Introduction...
The situation is as follows. We have two disk magnets. One is fixed on the ground, table, or surface and has the north pole facing up. Then we have a metal plate fixed on the vertical axis rod or something similar such that it can't move up or down, but only rotate horizontally with as less...
The components of the force of 800 lb F along the non-perpendicular axes Get a, b. Also determine the image F on the axes a, b
could some one help me how to resolve forces non-perpendicular.And also what is the meaning of image F one the a,b axes
What is the acceleration of the box? Paper says the answer is 4 m/s2.
What is the Normal force acting on the box? Paper says the answer is 418 N.
I know that for most cases FN=Fg=W. So, by definition the "original" Normal force is 245.25 N (am I correct?)
I calculated the Fay which is...
Determine the amount and type (tensile or compressive) of the spring force so that the resulting force is a vertical force. Also get the resultant force.
i find 60N (compressive)
and resultant forces is 10800
is that correct?
if an object of 100kg is moved or lifted to a distance of 1m taken 5s, then how can i find the amount of force applied to the object.
in every problem i noticed, force value is given to find the Workdone and the Power.
I think it is simple problem, but i can't find it simple. can anyone clear...
Member CB of the vise shown exerts on block B a force P directed along line CB. Knowing that P must have a (1237) N horizontal component, determine (a) the magnitude of the force P, (b) its vertical component
i don't get it what the "N horizontal component"
This might sound as a dumb and silly question but if you think about it, it makes sense. If we wrongly assume that gravity is a force just like any other, and given the fact that time is closely related to gravity and that gravitational time dilation is a thing, wouldn't reverse time travel...
If I know a person has exerted total force F with their legs and I’m interested in breaking down said force in smaller forces exerted for each involved muscle group - how can I do it? With a basic level of understanding of human anatomy I can divide the leg as a series of levers but how can I...
I'm curious about impact on falling object, so i have taken initiative to solve this problem.
I considered only force on the falling object would be its weight and taken F=mg. With only limited data m=.25kg and drop height h=1m.
Pondering on this consideration practically, it will have more...
For part (b),
The solution is
However, is there really an infinite number of pairs physically speaking? It would be very hard, say, vary the force applied by ##0.0000001N## for example.
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This is a tricky and difficult question for me. I know from reading various textbooks that electric lines of force are always continuous without breaks, but cannot pinpoint a reason for this.
The only reason I can come up is that an electric line of force must always begin and end on charges...
so with a Hall Voltage, you have positive current traveling upwards in a wire in the +y-direction and a magnetic field into the screen in the -z-direction. the right hand rule has positive charge deflecting to the left. now if you look at the drift velocity of electrons moving downward in the...
The the electric field inside decreases due to the presence of a dielectric by a factor of dielectric constant K. Hence the force between the plates will decrease.
Is this right?
Picture below. Both bodies are made of same material but the body placed in water had 2.4 times greater mass. What is the relationship between buoyancy Force and gravitational force between body in water and body in air?I have no clue how to solve this.
I know that body with greater mass has 2.4...
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I've found the capybara's EMA to be 0.71. Their mass to be 55kg. And their average speed to be ~3.0km/h.
I want to figure out how many capybaras it would take to overcome Friction * Normal force of ~125,000N. How would I go about doing that...
What is and how is the estimation of the ideal weight or force to push (bit being in) a driller down when drilling (stainless) steel to bore 3-9 mm hole?
I have tried finding the tension of the string through the equation
Net Force = T - mg = ma
but I am struggling with coming up with the correct acceleration. Is my net force equation correct?
m1 = 4 kg, m2 = 12 kg, m3 = 8 kg. k = 327 N/m for all three blocks. The elevator accelerates upwards at 3.8 m/s^2.
Net force of block one would be equal to force applied by top spring minus weight of system, since top spring is holding all 3 blocks.
F1 = 4*3.8= Fs,top - Wsystem = Fs,top -...
Note: I am self-studying Material and Energy balance courses and I haven't done fluid mechanics yet.
Case 1) Consider the manometer in the figure below. Levels on both sides of the manometer which are open to the atmosphere are equal.
If we analyse the forces acting on the left side of the...
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I’m new to the forum, thank you in advance. I’m an Italian med student based in France.
I’m struggling to find an equation for a project that I am following.
I should measure the reactive force at the level of the gastrocnemius (shown in the figure, red arrow). I know the force...
Consider a merry-go-round (carousel) with a tube fixed radially on it. I use a pole to push a bowling ball slowly through the tube towards the center. (Slowly, so that the kinetic energy is negligible when the ball reaches the center. Also assume zero friction).
What happens to the work that I...
If F = 0 then a = 0. When the equation is written in the form F = m*a, it appears ok, that whatever the mass be, LHS and RHS of the equation are equal so no problem. But when the same equation is written in the form m = F/a, then m becomes undefined when F = 0 and a = 0. It occurs to me that...
Sorry for this beginner's question, but...if F=ma, then force is all about acceleration. But if vehicle A moving at constant velocity V hits a wall, and vehicle B moving at constant velocity greater than V hits the wall, then B hits the wall with greater momentum than A and does greater damage...
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read a paper related to electromagnetic force and its applications in acceleration of charges particles , some thing came up in it , they drive a force applied on the particle called Faraday force = [1/2B]* [dB/dt]*m*v
B magnetic field , m mass of the particle , v the velocity of...
I tried using the distance between r2 and r1 and plugging them into the equation for i, j, k. >>
So for the force in the x direction it was k*(4E-6*4E-6)/(4-9)^2. The answer I got was wrong according to webassign. Can someone please tell me what I am missing?
I am struggling with part b of the question attached in the screenshot. For part a, I simply add the components of the given forces.
I tried calculating the moments using vector cross multiplication, but I don't know what to do after that or even if that step is useful.
How can I determine the downward force of the rod with the given cylinder pressure and mechanical linkage? Do I sum my moments about the pivot? I calculated M=950xCOS(75.732)x7.81 + (X)SIN(63.414)x9.4 which resulted in 1828lbs. I get 217 lbs which does not seem right.
My understanding is that the Net Force = Force Applied + Frictional Force. The net force is F=ma, so net force = 576N. Now 576N=450N + Frictional force, so frictional force has to be 126N.
My confusion is this:
1. Force is a vector, and the frictional force opposes the direction of motion...
so this is what the FBD is.... but to be fair, to me this one looks as if the normal force in the direction of the radial line, yet it isn't????
here in the solution, it's not along the radial line, whys that???
so I was wondering. there is this normal force on the can from the path. And there's this formula to find the angle between the radial line and the tangent or also between the normal force and either the radial or theta axis. the formula is ##\psi = r/dr/d\theta##. The thing is that here they...
I have found the work done for 100 N, 70 N and 30 N force, but I don't know how to find work for 100 N force that is acting downwards.
Force 70N:
W=F×d = 70 ×0=0 Nm (Force is perpendicular to the distance moved)
100 N force:
W=F×d=100×0.5=50 Nm
30N force:
30×-.5= -15Nm.
Please check whether...
Roughly, how much force does it take to make 1 mm surface bump of diameter 16 mm circle area out of 1 mm thick steel plate of far larger area (e.g. a muscled hand pounding it laid over the base with 16 mm dia. hole by M16 bolt medium is viable enough) ?
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Events in my current webnovel have reached the limit of confidence in my physics reasoning, so I'm here to ask for confirmation of my estimates of what would happen from experimentation with force fields. While the setting is fantasy/magic based rather than superscience, I still...
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I'm an electrical engineer working on making a linear model for a power take-off system. I've gotten inertial, friction, and hydraulic/electric components done, but what is really confusing me is the gas system; I haven't taken ANY thermodynamics. To simplify it, it is modeled as a...
I'm designing a pivot lift system to lift my movie projector up when not in use. I've designed the parts and begun 3D printing, but am concerned that the 3D print won't be strong enough, so I may bite the bullet and have the parts CNC machined. If I do that I want to be certain that I have the...
What have mistakes/wrong assumption have I made in solving this question?
I tried to solve the problem this way
N.B. I assume that the j hat direction is up.
When we throw a ball in a projectile motion, the ball follows a parabolic path due to gravity. And we see that earth moves in an elliptical path around the sun due the same force of gravity. So why two paths are different due to the same force?
Explain using the idea of central force
Currently I have 6 casters with a 90lb capacity, but I need this “table” (closest description to the shape) to hold over 500lbs. If I double up the wheels on the “legs” will that increase the weight capacity?
I just launched a 2.2kg model rocket that stands about 5 feet tall and has a airframe that is 4 inches in diameter. I am trying to find how much the impact force is when the rocket hits the ground at 16MPH.
Whats the best approach? Momentum? KE? or something else:)
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I have attempted to use the law of conservation of momentum.
The Areas are the lengths marked with the red striped line times the length into the paper, and the Forces F1 and F_hydro are the hydrostatic pressure and hydrodynamic forces respectively (acting on the plate) (The x y components is...