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    Resultant Forces: Resultant Force, Free-Body Diagram, Vector, Balanced, Magnitude, Equilibrium

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    This document discusses resultant forces and how to calculate them using free body diagrams. It defines a resultant force as the single overall force that can replace all the individual forces acting on an object. It explains how to draw free body diagrams showing the relative magnitude and direction of forces using scaled force arrows. The document provides examples of calculating resultant forces and drawing free body diagrams for different scenarios. It emphasizes that a resultant force of zero means the object will remain stationary, while a non-zero resultant force will cause acceleration in the direction of the net force.

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    This document discusses resultant forces and how to calculate them using free body diagrams. It defines a resultant force as the single overall force that can replace all the individual forces acting on an object. It explains how to draw free body diagrams showing the relative magnitude and direction of forces using scaled force arrows. The document provides examples of calculating resultant forces and drawing free body diagrams for different scenarios. It emphasizes that a resultant force of zero means the object will remain stationary, while a non-zero resultant force will cause acceleration in the direction of the net force.

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    This document discusses resultant forces and how to calculate them using free body diagrams. It defines a resultant force as the single overall force that can replace all the individual forces acting on an object. It explains how to draw free body diagrams showing the relative magnitude and direction of forces using scaled force arrows. The document provides examples of calculating resultant forces and drawing free body diagrams for different scenarios. It emphasizes that a resultant force of zero means the object will remain stationary, while a non-zero resultant force will cause acceleration in the direction of the net force.

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    This document discusses resultant forces and how to calculate them using free body diagrams. It defines a resultant force as the single overall force that can replace all the individual forces acting on an object. It explains how to draw free body diagrams showing the relative magnitude and direction of forces using scaled force arrows. The document provides examples of calculating resultant forces and drawing free body diagrams for different scenarios. It emphasizes that a resultant force of zero means the object will remain stationary, while a non-zero resultant force will cause acceleration in the direction of the net force.

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    Resultant Forces

    Key words:
    Resultant Force, Free-Body diagram,
    Vector, Balanced, Magnitude, Equilibrium
    Learning outcomes:
    • To be able to define resultant force

    • To be able to use a free body diagram to show


    the magnitude and direction of forces acting
    on an object

    • To be able to use vector diagrams


    Calculating Force
    •  
    A force is either a pull or a pull, as we learnt last
    lesson – they can be contact or non-contact
    forces and are measured in Newtons (N).
    1 Newton is the force
    required to accelerate a
    1kg mass by 1m/s2 –
    which is where the above
    equation is derived.
    𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 =𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑥 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
     

    Calculating Force
    Complete the
    worksheet, calculating
    forces. You will need a
    calculator and you have
    10 minutes.

    Remember: You must


    show all working.
    Modelling Forces
    • When we graphically represent forces we use
    arrows.
    Remember that all force arrows start at the
    centre of mass. The bigger the arrow the
    bigger the force.

    Force is a VECTOR quantity, so the


    arrow shows the direction the force is
    acting in
    Motive Force (Thrust)
    1000 Newtons
    Question: Is thrust the only force acting
    on this car?
    Calculating resultant force
    Often many different forces will be acting on an
    object and these forces can be replaced by a
    single overall force – called the resultant force.

    Reaction
    10 N
    Resultant Force = 10 -10 = 0
    Gravity
    10 N
    Calculating resultant force
    How about this one?
    What is the resultant force?
    In which direction?

    Air Resistance (Drag)


    500 Newtons Motive Force
    (Thrust)
    2000 Newtons
    Resultant Force = 2000 – 500 = 1500N to the right.
    Now have a go on your own. Don’t forget
    size and direction.
    6N 3N 65N 50N 40N
    10N 20N

    5N 10N
    3N
    RF= 1N Up RF= 0N RF= 10N Right RF= 15N Left RF= 30N Up

    35N 40N
    35N 20N 8N 6N 10N
    15N
    5N
    35N 38N
    RF= 0N RF= 15N Left RF= 2N Left RF= 2N Up 10N
    RF= 10N Left

    Don’t forget to mark your questions using a green pen. How did you do?
    How do resultant forces affect the motion of
    an object?

    Resultant Force Effect


    Equals zero Remains Still
    Constant speed (speed stays
    the same)
    Does not equal zero Acceleration (gets faster)
    Retardation (gets slower)
    Changes direction
    Drawing free body diagrams
    • Free body diagrams are diagrams used to
    show the relative magnitude (size) and
    direction of all the forces acting on an object
    in a given situation (they are vector diagrams).

    • The length of the arrow represents the size of


    the force and has to be to scale
    • The direction represents the direction the
    force is acting in.
    Drawing free body diagrams
    Example: Draw a free body diagram to represent
    a stationary duck in a lake
    Questions you need to ask
    1. What forces are acting
    on the duck?
    2. What direction are they
    acting in?
    3. What are the sizes of
    these forces?

    1. Gravity and upthrust


    2. Gravity (down), Upthrust
    Resultant Force: 0N (up)
    3. They have to be the
    same
    Complete the worksheet
    Questions you need to ask
    1. What forces are acting on the
    object?
    2. What direction are they acting
    in?
    3. What are the sizes of these
    forces?

    Extension:
    Can you add numbers to these and
    work out the resultant force? Test your
    friend!
    Resultant Forces – Vector Diagrams
    You need to draw these in
    your book TO SCALE.
    Questions
    Task
    Complete the worksheet
    on resultant forces – 20
    minutes

    Extension:
    Complete the exam
    questions on resultant
    forces.

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