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Date:
Mrs.Segal
Practice3:InteractionProblemSolving
1. Theplayerinthephotoexertsa100Nhorizontalforceona25kgblockingsled,pushingitacrossthegrass ataconstantspeed. a. Pleasefilloutthefollowingchart. SystemSchema
FreeBodyDiagram
Aretheforcesbalanced? Howdoyouknow?
REMINDERS: Doesyoursystemschemahaveasystem boundary? InyourFBD,didyourepresentthesystem withaparticleandlabelit? Isitobviouswhenyouintendtwoforcestobe equalorwhenyouintendoneforcetobe greaterthananother? Didyoulabelyourforceswiththetwoobjects involved?
ModelingWorkshopProject2006,2010
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BalancedForces
Name: Physics
Date:
Mrs.Segal
Practice3:InteractionProblemSolving
d. Howwouldthesituationchangeiftheplayerpushedwithmorethan100Nwhilethefrictionalforce betweenthegrassandthesledremainedthesame?IllustrateyouranswerwithanotherFBDand describethemotionofthesled. e. Describe,intermsoftheamountofforcehewouldhavetoapply,whattheplayerwouldhavetodo tomakethesledmoveatafasterconstantvelocity.Assumethatthefrictionalforcebetweenthe grassandthesledremainsthesameunderallcircumstances.Illustrateyouranswerwithdiagrams and/orgraphsasappropriate. f. Withthesledmovingataconstantvelocity,thepersonreduceshisforceto75N.Describewhat happenstothesled.IllustrateyouranswerwithanotherFBD. Notes
ModelingWorkshopProject2006,2010
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BalancedForces