Force and Motion 1
Force and Motion 1
Force and Motion 1
Mohammad Murshed
Department of Math and Physics
The net force on a body is equal to the product of the body’s mass
and acceleration.
We draw a free-body diagram in which the only body shown is the
one for which we are summing forces
XYZ coordinate system:
Fnet,x = max , Fnet,y = may , Fnet,z = maz
Internal force: Total mechanical energy (KE + PE) stays
constant e.g. gravitational force, spring force
External forces are capable of changing the total mechanical
energy of an object, they are sometimes referred to as
nonconservative forces e.g. friction
Newton’s Second Law
!
Fnet = m! a
! ! !
F1 + F2 + F3 = m !
a
x components:
! ! !
F3,x = m!ax F1,x F2,x
= macos(50) F1 cos( 150) F2 cos(90)
y components:
! ! !
F3,y = m!ay F1,y F2,y
= masin(50) F1 sin( 150) F2 sin(90)
!
F3 = 13iˆ 10jˆ
Some particular forces
Tension
When two bodies interact, the forces on the bodies from each
other are always equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
The book and crate are stationary, but the third law would still
hold if they were moving and even if they were accelerating.
Application/Examples
!
Apply Newton’s second law: Fnet = m!
a
T mgsin(✓) = ma
Application/Examples
Atwood’s Machine Two blocks are connected by a cord (of
negligible mass) that passes over a frictionless pulley (also of
negligible mass). The arrangement is known as Atwood’s machine.
One block has mass m1 = 1.3 kg; the other has mass m2 = 2.8 kg
.Find (a) the magnitude of the block’s acceleration and (b) the
tension in the cord
Draw FBD: m2 g T = m2 a
T m1 g = m1 a
Some Important problems