4 NewtonLaws
4 NewtonLaws
4 NewtonLaws
Motion
Normal force:
• When an object rests or pushes
on a surface, the surface pushes
back.
• Normal means perpendicular to
the surface.
Friction force:
• Surfaces can resist motion along
the surface.
• Use a vector
arrow to indicate
magnitude and
direction of the
force.
𝐹1𝑥 = − 𝐹1 cos 53
= − 250 cos 53 = −150 𝑁
𝐹1𝑦 = 𝐹1 𝑠𝑖𝑛 53
= 250 𝑠𝑖𝑛 53 = 200 𝑁
𝐹2𝑥 = 50 𝑁
𝐹2𝑦 = 0 𝑁
𝐹3𝑥 = 0 𝑁
𝐹3𝑦 = −120 𝑁
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Example
Three professional wrestlers are fighting over a champion’s belt. The figure shows the horizontal
force each wrestler applies to the belt, as viewed from above. The forces have magnitudes F1 =
250 N, F2 = 50 N, and F3 = 120 N
Find the x- and y-components of the net force on the belt, and find its magnitude and direction.
• Simply stated—“objects at
rest tend to stay at rest,
objects in motion stay in
motion.”
• More properly, “A body
acted on by no net force
moves with constant velocity
(which maybe zero) and zero
acceleration.”
• On Earth, g depends
on your altitude.
• g, and hence weight, is
only constant on earth,
at sea level
• On other planets,
gravity will likely have
an entirely new value.
𝐹𝑥 = 𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 20 𝑁
𝐹𝑦 = 𝑛 − 𝑊 = 𝑚𝑎𝑦 = 0
σ 𝐹𝑥 20
𝑎𝑥 = = = 0.5 𝑚/𝑠 2
𝑚 40