Forces

Forces
Forces cause acceleration. Direct relationship:
F increases, a increases

Force is related to mass.

More mass requires more force for the same acceleration.

Forces
a=F/m F = (m)(a) Units for Force:
m: kg a: m/s2 (m)(a) (kg)(m/s2) (kg)(m/s2) newton (N)

Forces Practice
A student pushes on a 25 kilogram box with 100 newtons of force. What is the acceleration of the box?

How much force is required to accelerate a 1000 kilogram car at a rate of 2.5 m/s2?

Forces Practice
When a person pushes a shopping cart with a force of 20N the cart accelerates at a rate of 4 m/s2. What is the mass of the cart?

Starting at rest, a person pushes a 50 kilogram cart 35 meters in 9 seconds. How much force was applied?

Forces at an Angle
A person pulls a 15 kg child in a 10 kg wagon with a force of 10 N. The handle of the wagon makes an angle of 40 degrees with the ground. What is the acceleration of the child and wagon?

Ay = Asin Ax = Acos

Fy = Fsin
40

Fx = Fcos
Which force makes the cart accelerate?

a = Fx / m

Fy = 6.4 N
40

a = 7.7N / (15kg + 10kg) a = 7.7N / 25kg

Fx = 7.7N

a = 0.31 m/s2

Forces at an Angle Practice

A person pulls 45kg piece of luggage at an angle of 60 degrees above the horizontal with a force of 80 N. What is the acceleration of the luggage?

Forces at an Angle Practice

A person drags a 40 kg kid on a 5 kg sled at an angle of 25 degrees above the ground so that the kid accelerates at a rate of 1.5 m/s2. How much force does the person have to pull with?