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Topic: 3.

Dynamics notes

Forces

 A push or pull.

Force tends to:


• Produce motion
• Stops motion

Effects of forces:
• Slows down a moving object
• Change the velocity of a moving object
• Moves stationary object
• Stop the motion of a moving object
• Change shape and size of a body
• Change direction of motion of a body

Unit of force is Newton (N)

 Vector quantity.

Three Newton’s laws of Motion

First law:

Newton’s first law states that an object will continue in its motion unless an external
force acts on it

Second law:

Newton’s second law of motion states that the resultant force acting upon an object is
equal to the product of mass and the acceleration of the object; the direction of the
force is the same as that of the object’s acceleration

Third law:

Every action has a equal and opposite reaction

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Balanced forces

Newton's First Law says that:

• If the forces on an object are balanced then it will carry on as it is. This means that,
(i) If the object is not moving then it will continue to stay still.
(ii) If the object is already moving then it will continue to move with a constant velocity.

Unbalanced forces

Newton's Second Law says that:

• If the forces on an object are unbalanced then its motion will change.
The bigger the force, the bigger the change in motion.

This change in motion is called acceleration.

Example of unbalanced force

In the example below, the forces are unbalanced even though they are in opposite directions because one is
bigger than the other.

The unbalanced (overall) force is 25 - 5 N = 20 N.


This will cause a change in motion, called acceleration.

Effects of Acceleration

• If the object above is not moving, the unbalanced force will start to move it to the left.
• If it is already moving to the left, the unbalanced force will make it move faster.
• If it is already moving to the right, the unbalanced force will make it move slower.

Force = Mass x Acceleration

F = ma

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