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Scalar and
Vector
Vector = displacement,
acceleration, force, momentum,
weight, gravitational field
strength, velocity
Examples:
Contact –
F friction
A air resistance
Forces
T tension
Non-contact –
G gravitational
E electrostatic
M magnetic
L/O: Draw force diagrams
Free body
Force diagrams
Forces are VECTORS
Force diagrams
resultant force = 0
L/O: Difference between balanced and unbalanced
Force diagrams
200N 1000N
Newton’s third law
The person pulls the rope on the wall with a force of 500N.