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KINETICS OF PARTICLES
KINETICS OF PARTICLES
Newton’s Second Law
Introduction
KINETICS OF PARTICLES
Newton’s Second Law
Introduction
In statics, we used Newton’s first and third laws of motion extensively to study bodies at rest
and the forces acting upon them. We also use these two laws in dynamics; in fact, they are
sufficient for analyzing the motion of bodies that have no acceleration. However, when a body
is accelerated–– that is, when the magnitude or the direction of its velocity changes––it is
necessary to use Newton’s second law of motion to relate the motion of the body to the forces
acting on it.
In this chapter, we discuss Newton’s second law and apply it to analyzing the motion of
particles.
DYNAMICS
KINETICS OF PARTICLES
Newton’s Second Law
If the resultant force acting on a particle is not zero, the particle has an acceleration
proportional to the magnitude of the resultant and in the direction of this resultant
force.
F = ma
DYNAMICS
KINETICS OF PARTICLES
Newton’s Second Law
KINETICS OF PARTICLES
Newton’s Second Law