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rs 5 Basic Laws of Physics

Sr. No Item Definition Dimension Unit Symbol

1 Linear motion
distance cms/m cm/m s
time sec/hr sec/hr t
velocity distance/time cm or m/sec u=initial
v=final
acceleration cm/sec/sec a

final vel initial vel + accl v = u + a×t

distance vel. × time s = v×t
2 2
V = u +2×a×s
2
s = ut+0.5×a×t
0.5
v = (2as)
when u=0
2 Circular motion
angular speed rad/sec W
Wi= initial speed
Wf=final speed
angular accl. rad/sec/sec a
angular distance radians θ
Wf=Wi+at
θ=(Wi+Wf)/2×t
Wf =Wi +2×a×θ
2 2

θ=Wi×t+0.5×a×t2

3 Mass quantity of matter Gm gm

2
4 Weight g × mass gm×cm/sec
g is acceleration due to
2
gravity = 9.81 m/sec
2
5 Force mass × acceleration gmcm/sec dyne

2
6 Centrifugal force m×W ×r r=radius
2
m×v /r

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rs 5 Basic Laws of Physics

Sr. No Item Definition Dimension Unit Symbol

7 torque T= l×a T=torque
2
T=m×k I=moment of inertia
k=radius of gyration
a=angular accl.

torque d is distance bet. force F×d F=force

and axis of rotation d=distance bet. force
and axis of rotation
8 potential energy m×g×h
2
9 kinetic energy 0.5×m×v
l=moment of inertia
2 2
10 kinetic energy of 0.5×l×w kg/m
rotation
0.5
11 linear momentum m×v = m×(2as)
12 angular momentum l×w Dyne cm erg
2
13 Work force × distance gmcm/sec ×cm Joule
7
1Joule=10 ergs
2
14 Law of gravitational g × m1×m2/d
2
force between two g = 9.81m/sec
bodies m1 and m2
masses of bodies
d = distance
between them
2
15 Power work/unit time gmcm/sec × watt
cm/sec joule/sec
1 HP = 33000ftlbs/min
16 Horse power
= 550 ftlbs/sec
1hp=2544 btu
=746watts=76 mkgf/sec
J = Joule
7
1mkgf=9.8 × 10 ergs BTU = British Thermal
1J=0.00925 BTU Unit
1BTU= 778 ftlbf
1ftlbf=0.1383 mkgf

Source: ABL Data book

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