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Lecture 4
Chapter 5 – The laws of motion
Fnet m a
p mv
Mass
m1 115 g m2 1.38 kg
Fx vf
vi = 0
Consequences:
Any reference frame that moves with constant velocity
relative to an inertial frame is itself an inertial frame.
Fnet , x Fi , x m ax
i
Fnet , y Fi , y m a y
i
Fnet , z Fi , z m az
i
Example 5.1 The hockey puck
y
A hockey puck of mass 0.30 F2
kg slides on the frictionless
horizontal surface of an ice
rink.
Two hockey sticks strike the
puck simultaneously, 60ο
exerting forces as shown in
the figure: x
20ο
F1 5.0 N m 0.30 kg
F1
F2 8.0 N
Determine the magnitude
and the direction of the
acceleration of the puck.
Example 5.1
y
In accordance with F2
Newton’s Second Law,
the net force on the puck Fnet
is the vector sum of a
Fnet F1 F2 60ο
Direction of a:
tan 1 (a y / a x ) 31
Newton’s Third Law
Examples:
F12
F12 F21
F12
F21
F21
F12
F21
1930 Duesenberg
Model J 487-2336 Dual Cowl Phaeton LWB LeBaron
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The normal force
Answer:
Fnet mg sin a g sin
2d 2d
xf d at
1 2
tf
g sin
2 f
a
2d See also example 5.6:
vf at f g sin 2dg sin the runaway car.
g sin
Free Body Diagram