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Newton's Laws of Motion

1) Newton's first law states that an object will remain at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by a net external force. 2) Newton's second law states that the acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object. 3) Newton's third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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Newton's Laws of Motion

1) Newton's first law states that an object will remain at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by a net external force. 2) Newton's second law states that the acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object. 3) Newton's third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION

Newton’s 1 Lawst

A particle will remain at rest or will


continue to move with constant
velocity in a straight line unless
acted on by a resultant force.
Example
A vehicle moving at a constant velocity; the
driving force and
resistive force are equal in size and act in
opposite directions. For a car parked on a
hill at rest, the three forces (friction,
weight and normal reaction force) sum to
zero.
Newton’s 2 Law
nd

The force F applied to a particle is


proportional to the mass m of the
particle and the acceleration
produced.

F = ma
Example
A railway engine pulls a wagon of mass
10 000kg along a straight track at a steady speed. The pull force in the
couplings between the engine and wagon is 1000N. If the pull force is
increased to 1400N and the resistance to movement of the wagon
remains constant, what would be the acceleration of the wagon?
Example
An object of mass 60kg accelerates down a slope angled at 40° to the
horizontal. Neglecting friction, calculate the object’s acceleration.
Newton’s 3 Law
rd

Every action has an equal and opposite


reaction.
Example
Two ice skaters are standing opposite each other. If the female
skater, who has a mass of 70 kg, pushes against the male skater, who
has a mass of 100kg, with a force of 25N, find the acceleration of
each skater. Assume there is no friction.
Reflection and Understanding
SUMMARY
1st Law: A particle will only accelerate
if it is acted on by a resultant force
2nd Law: F = ma
3rd Law: The forces between two bodies in
contact are equal in
magnitude but opposite in direction
Constant acceleration:
v = u + at s = ½(u + v)t s = ut + ½at
s = vt - ½at 2as = v² - u²
Example
Find the magnitude of the acceleration
produced when a particle of mass 4kg is
acted on by a resultant force of magnitude
16N.
Example
A particle of mass 3kg is accelerating at
12ms-2. Find the magnitude of the resultant
force acting on the particle.
Example
Forces of (7i + 13j)N, (4i _ 4j)N and (-2i + 5j)N act on a particle of mass 600g.
Find:
a) in vector form the acceleration of the particle
b) the magnitude of the acceleration
c) the direction of the acceleration.
Example
A car travels a distance of 32m along a straight road while uniformly
accelerating from rest to 16ms-2. By modelling the car as a particle,
find the acceleration of the car. Given that the mass of the car is
640kg, find the magnitude of the accelerating force.
Example
A car of mass 600kg is travelling along a
straight horizontal road with an acceleration
2ms-2. The engine is exerting a forward
force of magnitude 1500N. By modelling the
car as a particle, find the magnitude of the
resistance it is experiencing.
Example
A car travels a distance of 30m along a
straight horizontal road while uniformly
accelerating from rest to 15ms-1. Find the
acceleration of the car. Given that the car
has a mass of 560kg find the magnitude of
the acceleration force.

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