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One calculates net force by adding up all of the individual forces according to what directions they act in. Amount of force is often measured in newtons. One newton of force is how much force it would take to increase the speed of one kilogram of any substance by 1 meter per second every single second (meaning the speed must constantly be increasing).
For example, if Tito is pushing a box west with 2 newtons of force, and Esmeralda is pushing the box west with 5 newtons and north with 4 newtons, the net (total) force on the box is 2 + 5 = 7 newtons westward and 4 newtons northward. Most people do not use points of the compass (west, north, etc.) for their directions, though.
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∙ 10y agoObviously that depends on what you are given. If you are given individual forces, you add them all up - as vectors. That usually means separating the force vectors into components along the direction of the x-axis, the y-axis, and (if the problem involves three dimensions), the z-axis, and adding up all the components.
On the other hand, if you know an object's acceleration and mass, you can use Newton's Second Law to calculate the net force.
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What Combination of all of the force acting on an object?
This would be known as the net-force.
Inertia will not be affected when this type of force is zero.?
Inertia will not be affected when "net" or "net force" is zero.
How do you calculate the net force if two or more forces act in the same direction.?
In that case you simply add the magnitudes.
How does net force affect acceleration?
If net force acting on a mass decreases, the acceleration of the object decreases. But if the mass of an object were to decrease while a constant net force acted on it, its acceleration would INcrease. If the net force on the object AND the object's mass both decrease, the object's acceleration could either increase OR decrease. We'd need the actual numbers in order to calculate how it would turn out.
How are balanced force and net force similar?
Net force is a vector sum of all the forces acting on the object. When forces acting on the body are balanced, their vector sum, or net force, is equal to zero.
What is th calculate net force for forces in the same direction?
If two or more forces act on the same object, and in the same direction, you can calculate the net force by simply adding them.
How do you calculate the net force when forces are in the opposite direction?
You subtract the smaller force from the larger one.
How do you solve for net force?
Draw the force vector diagram to scale and measure (or calculate) the resultant
When two forces are acting in the opposite direction how do you calculate the net force?
gravity
If the net force On an an object is zero what do you know about all of the forces acting on the object?
Net force is a combination of all the foces acting on an object.If two forces are acting in the same direction you add the forces to calculate the net force
What Combination of all of the force acting on an object?
This would be known as the net-force.
What must you know about an object Moving in a straight line to calculate its acceleration?
You must know its mass and the net force. If it is moving at constant velocity, the net force is zero and the acceleration is zero.
When two or more forces are acting on an object in the same direction how do you calculate the net force?
You find the vector sum of all the forces. That is the resultant, or net, force.
What must you know about an object that is moving in a straight line to calculate its acceleration?
You must know its mass and the net force. If it is moving at constant velocity, the net force is zero and the acceleration is zero.
Can you calculate net force when forces act in the same direction In opposite directions?
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How do you calculate the net force when two people are pushing in the same direction?
You just add the forces in this case.
How do you calculate net force in the x direction physics when no x value is given and there are push and pull forces in the x direction?
You add all the forces. Not quite sure what you mean with "no x value is given", but if you don't know ANYTHING about the forces, then you can't calculate the net force either.
