Physics science grade 11 2021, Summaries of Computer science

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Force A push or pull on an object

1. Net forces (unbalanced forces) change the motion of an object.

Net force = Vector sum of all forces.

What does this mean:

 The application of a net force to an object always produces acceleration

Examples:

 You on your chair (Force down); Chair on you (Force Up)  Boat on water (Force forward); Water on Boat (Force Back)

3. Forces always occur in pairs which act in opposite directions.

4. Forces are vectors. They have both magnitude and direction. Forces are represented by arrows.
5. a. The magnitude is represented by the length of the arrow. b. The direction is resolved by the physical situation.

6. Force is measured in Newton’s ( kg·m/s^2 )
7. Newton = Force required to accelerate a 1-kg mass at 1-m/s^2

Composition of Forces

Mathematically this is similar to solving velocity problems

Example # One person pulls on a rope to the left at a force of 100 N (F 1 ). Another person pulls the other side of the rope to the right at 120 N (F 2 ). What is the resultant force (FR)?

20 N Right

Example # Suppose one force of 10 N (FE) acts eastward upon an object. Another force of 15 N (FS) acts southward upon the same point. What is the magnitude and direction of the resultant force?

18.03 N @ 56.31 ° S of E

An object is in equilibrium when the net force on a body is zero.

When in equilibrium the object is at rest or moves with constant velocity (acceleration = 0).

A body with no net forces acting on it must be in translational equilibrium. This is the state that no net (unbalanced forces) forces are acting on a body.

When there are no unbalanced forces acting on a body, the vector sum of all the forces acting on the body is zero.

Translational Equilibrium

Forces up = Forces down

Forces to right = Forces to left

Equilibrant Force (FQ)

The equilibrant force is the single force that if applied at the same point (equal in magnitude and opposite on direction) that produces equilibrium.

FR = 18 N @ 56.3 S of E

FQ = 18 N @ 56.3 N of W

Example #1:

A person is pulling a box North at 500 N (F 1 ) and a second

person is pulling the same box with a force of 300 N South (F 2 )

a. What is the Resultant force? b. What is the Equilibrant force?

a. FR = 200 N North b. FQ = 200 N South

Example #3 (Creating Equilibrium) A 168 N sign is supported in a motionless position by two ropes that each make 22.5 angles with the horizontal. What is the tension in the ropes?

Sign

22.5  22.5 

FW

FT1 FT FT1 = FT2 = 219.50 N

Example # A boy and girl carry a 12 kg bucket of water by holding the ends of a rope with a bucket attached at the middle. If there is an angle of 100 ° between the two segments of the rope, what is the tension in each part?

FT1 = FT2 = 91.57 N

Bucket

100 

FT1 FT