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Last Lesson This Unit
• What is the difference between a scalar and a
• Name a non-contact force vector?
• Name a contact force • If a runner completes 1 lap of 400m track and
finishes where she started, what is the distance
and displacement of their movement?
Last Unit Random
• What is the GPE of a hat with a mass of 0.5Kg • If I were to use a force of 10KN on a ball and it
that is 20 metres above the floor? moved 0cm, what would the work done be?
Resultant Forces 10/11/2021
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Last Lesson This Unit
• What is the difference between a scalar and a
• Magnetic, gravity, electrostatic vector?
• Air resistance, friction, stretching • If a runner completes 1 lap of 400m track and
finishes where she started, what is the distance
and displacement of their movement?
Last Unit Random
• What is the GPE of a hat with a mass of 0.5Kg • If I were to use a force of 10KN on a ball and it
that is 20 metres above the floor? moved 0cm, what would the work done be?
Resultant Forces 10/11/2021
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Last Lesson This Unit
• Scalars have magnitude but vectors have
• Magnetic, gravity, electrostatic magnitude and direction
• • Distance = 400m , displacement = 0m
Last Unit Random
• What is the GPE of a hat with a mass of 0.5Kg • If I were to use a force of 10KN on a ball and it
that is 20 metres above the floor? moved 0cm, what would the work done be?
Resultant Forces 10/11/2021
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Last Lesson This Unit
• Scalars have magnitude but vectors have
• Magnetic, gravity, electrostatic magnitude and direction
• • Distance = 400m , displacement = 0m
Last Unit Random
• 0.5 x 9.8 x 20 = 98J • If I were to use a force of 10KN on a ball and it
moved 0cm, what would the work done be?
Resultant Forces 10/11/2021
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Last Lesson This Unit
• Scalars have magnitude but vectors have
• Magnetic, gravity, electrostatic magnitude and direction
• • Distance = 400m , displacement = 0m
Last Unit Random
• 0.5 x 9.8 x 20 = 98J • No distance moved, so no work is done
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• The resultant force is a single force that has the same effect as all
the forces acting on an object
• If the resultant force on an object is zero, the object stays at rest
or at the same speed and direction
• If two forces act on an object along the same line, the resultant
force is their sum.
• A free-body force diagram of an object shows the forces acting on
it.
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5N 5N 5N 7N
How could you balance the forces?
5N 5N
5N 5N
5N
The plane is
accelerating
upwards and
The plane in taking
forwards
off because the
forward force is
greater than the
backwards force
20,000N 21,000N
The plane will be The resultant
moving because force is positive
the forces are so the plan will
unbalanced be moving
forwards
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Forces show acceleration in a given direction
THEY DO NOT SHOW MOVEMENT
5N 10N
5,000 N
8,000 N
The resultant
7,000N
force will be
The forces are
pointing down
unbalanced
and to the right
meaning there
will be a
resultant force
18,000N 20,000N
The plane is
landing as the
forward and
upward forces
are smaller than
their opposing
forces
10,000N
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You now need to move to represent the resultant force.
When it points down – lean forward
When it points up – lean back
When it points left or right - lean left or right
If the resultant force is zero – do not move
40 N
40 N
40 N
60 N
60 N
40 N
50 N 70 N
50 N 70 N
70 N 50 N
70 N 50 N
100 N
50 N
100 N
50 N
100 N 100 N
50 N
70 N 50 N
50 N
50 N
50 N 70 N
50 N
75 N
70 N 70 N
75 N
25 N
50 N 70 N
75 N
125 N 125 N
125 N 70 N
125 N 125 N
125 N 125 N
125 N 125 N
0N 0N
0N 0N
0N 0N
Let’s make it a bit
more difficult……
READY?
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60 N
40 N
60 N
60 N
40 N
40 N 60 N
60 N 40 N
100 N
50 N
100 N
50 N
100 N
100 N
120 N
100 N
100 N
100 N
120 N
100 N
100 N
120 N
100 N 100 N
50 N
50 N 70 N
50 N
50 N
70 N 50 N
50 N
25 N
50 N 70 N
75 N
75 N
70 N 70 N
75 N
25 N
75 N 70 N
25 N
25 N
70 N 75 N
25 N
75 N
75 N 75 N
75 N
125 N 125 N
125 N 70 N
125 N 125 N
125 N 125 N
125 N 125 N
0N 0N
0N 0N
0N 0N
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The car would be
accelerating (1)
In the forwards direction
(1)
2000 – 500 = 1500
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A single force that has the same effect as all the forces
combined
Constant speed / constant velocity
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Spot the mistakes
The resultant force is a single force that has the same
effect as the largest force acting on an object
If the resultant force on an object is zero, the object stays
at rest or changes speed and direction
If two forces act on an object along the same line, the
resultant force is their product.
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A ship is being pulled by
two tug boats as shown in
the diagram. Determine
the resultant force.
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Draw a scaled vector diagram – this includes measuring the
angle between forces
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Set your compass to the size of the first force
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Draw an arc from the point of the other force
Place the
point of
the
compass
here.
Arc
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Set the compass to the size of the second force
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Draw an arc from the point of the first force using your
compass
Second Arc
Place the
point of
the
compass
here.
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Draw the resultant force from the ship to the point where the
two arcs cross
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Use a ruler to measure the size of the resultant
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Use the scale to work out the size of the resultant
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A ship is being pulled by
two tug boats as shown in
the diagram. Determine
the resultant force.
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Draw a scaled vector diagram – this includes measuring the
angle between forces
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Draw the missing side of the parallelogram from the
highlighted force
Remember you need to work out
the angles in the parallelogram
Opposite angles are equal and
they all add up to 360o
120o
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Using a ruler and the scale measure where 5000N
would be
120o
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Draw in the last side of the parallelogram
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Draw the resultant force
120o
60o
120o
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Using a ruler measure the size of the resultant force
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Calculate the size of the resultant force
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A force of 3 newtons and a force of 4 newtons act on a point. Determine the
magnitude and direction of the resultant force if the angle between their lines is
A) 90 5N D) 10 G) 70
B) 60
6.1N E) 5 H) 20
C) 45
6.5N F) 120 I) 50
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