PN HAZIAH BT AWANG LAH SAS 2007

2.5 UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF A FORCE

BALANCED
FORCE

UNBALANCE
D
FORCES

NEWTON’S
SECOND LAW

FORCE

Balanced Net force

force

Unbalanced
force

Reminder:
Zero net force means zero
FORMULAE: F = ma acceleration. Zero acceleration is
evidence of zero net force

F = Force (Newton)
m = mass (kg)
a = acceleration (ms-2)

SITUATION :

1. at rest
a=0
F= 0

20 N 20 N
2.

10N 5N
2 kg
3. 20N

10 N 20 N
4. 4 kg

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Used your previus knowledge

RESOLUTION OF VECTOR about sin θ,
cos θ and tan θ.
Vertical component of velocity :
Sin θ = vy
v
FY F vy = v x Sin θ

Horizontal component of velocity :

Cos θ = vx
v
vx= v x Cos θ
θ
FX θ

E.g PHYSCIS IN OUR LIFE

1. A gardener pushes a lawnmower of mass 30 kg with a force of 150 N at Air –Traffic Controller
an angle of 40° to the surface of the field. Calculate the force pushing the
lawnmower forward. Busy airport have many aircraft
landing or taking off every minute.
Air traffic controllers are responsible
2. A student walks a distance of 50 m along a straight line on a field. for guiding pilots to their
He turns to the left by angle of 30° and walks a further 25 m. destinations. Using an understanding
( Scale 1 mm : 1 m ) of vectors, aor-traffic controllers
determine the proper speed and
(a) Draw a line to represent the total displacement of the student. direction of aircraft by taking into
(b) Determine the magnitude of the total displacement of the student. account the velocity of the wind,
path of the aircraft and local aircraft.

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SOLVING PROBLEM :

1. During a tennis serve, a 57g ball accelerated from rest to 30 ms-1 in 7.0 s. Determine the average
net force acting on the ball

2. What is the average force required of the brakes in a 1200 kg car in order for it to come to rest
from 60 kmh-1 in a distance of 150 m.

3. When traveling at 100 kmh-1 car has to overcome a drag force due to air resistance at 800 N. If the
car a mass of 900 kg, determine the average force that the motor needs to apply its to accelerate at
2.0 ms-2.

4. A car of mass 1200 kg was moving at a velocity of 30 ms-1 when the driver stepped on the brakes.
It finally came to a stop after traveling through a distance of 50 m. What is the magnitude of the
braking force applied?

5. A hawker pushes a tank of water with a horizontal force of 45 N. The total mass of the trolley and
water tank is equal to 90 kg. Calculate ;
(i) The total frictional force if the hawker moves with uniform velocity of 5 ms-1
(ii) The acceleration of the hawker if the total frictional force is equal to 30 N.

6. Give one example to show the relationship between mass and acceleration.

7. Give one example to show the relationship between force and acceleration.

ANSWER :

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