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Acceleration is a vector, meaning each acceleration has both magnitude and direction. The resultant of vectors is basically the net acceleration on the object expressed as a single vector. For example, if there are two vectors each with a magnitude of 2 meters/(seconds squared) acting on an object and these vectors were placed on the x and y axes then you could represent this system of 2 vectors 90 degrees apart each with a magnitude of two meters/(seconds squared) as one vector of 45 degrees with a magnitude of 2 times the square root of 2 meters/(seconds squared).
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If forces are unbalanced is there acceleration?
yes, since the forces are acting on just one body, the mass (m) in the equation F=ma is not changing, which would mean that the two accelerations (a) would have to be different. If the two accelerations are different then there is total acceleration in one direction (the resultant acceleration).
What is the mathematical formula in getting the acceleration mass and force?
Force = Mass x Acceleration Note that the "Force" here refers to the resultant force if there is more than one force acting on the object.
For any object the greater the force that's applied to it the greater its?
By Newton's second law, the resultant force on a body is equal to the rate of change of that body's momentum. Therefore, increasing the resultant force increases the rate of change of momentum. If the body has constant mass this is equivalent to saying that increasing the resultant force increases the body's acceleration.
What is the relationship between mass and inertia of an object?
The inertia of a body can be defined as the relunctance of a body to acceleration. The mass of a body can be defined as a measure of the inertia of a body. This is because acceleration = resultant force / mass. So, if mass is greater, the less will be the acceleration of the body and hence the greater the inertia.
What is meant by the resultant force?
A resultant force is more commonly known as a net force. According to newton's second law of motion the net force is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by the acceleration of the object. The net force can also be found out using vector addition.
How the acceleration of a body related to its mass and the resultant force acting on it?
How the acceleration of a body related to its mass and the resultant force acting on it?
How do you work out the resultant force?
Acceleration x Mass
How do you find the acceleration of a pushed object?
Resultant force divided by mass
How do you work out resultant force?
by subtracting the smallest number from the biggest.
How does the resultant force relate to the acceleration of the boat?
resultant force is the overall size of force acting on the object. the acceleration increases the amount of newton so the resultant becomes increased. the force realating to the accelaration of the boat is the amount of increasiment in the newtons. hope this helps everyone please appreciate this time as i have sprent an hour for this answer
What is the velocity on an object with no net force?
When there is no resultant force there is no acceleration therefore the velocity will stay the same.
Does force change velocities of bodies?
Newton's second Law states that when a resultant force acts on an object with constant mass, the object will accelerate and move in the direction of the resultant force. The product of the mass and the acceleration of the object is equal to the resultant force. The direction of the acceleration has the same direction as the resultant force. If the force stated in this question is always greater than the opposing force (i.e. friction, air resistance...) the body will continue to accelerate and its velocity will increase.
How do you calculate the magnitude of acceleration of a block that i s 4 kilogram and force f1 equals 12 newtons and f2 equals 12 newtons?
Work out the resultant force by either using trigonomatry or drawing a scale diagram and resolving the vectors. Once you have worked out the resultant force, use newtons 2nd law equation F=MA. F is the resultant force, M is the mass, and A is the acceleration
What does it mean when you say that the acceleration produced is inversely proportional to mass?
This is true only if the resultant force is constant. From Newton's second law, F = ma where F is resultant force m is mass and a is acceleration a = F/m => a is inversely proportional to m This means that when m increases, a decreases and when m decreases, a increases.
If forces are unbalanced is there acceleration?
yes, since the forces are acting on just one body, the mass (m) in the equation F=ma is not changing, which would mean that the two accelerations (a) would have to be different. If the two accelerations are different then there is total acceleration in one direction (the resultant acceleration).
What is the mathematical formula in getting the acceleration mass and force?
Force = Mass x Acceleration Note that the "Force" here refers to the resultant force if there is more than one force acting on the object.
If the acceleration of an object is in the same direction as the velocity what happens to the velocity of the object?
a = F/m, where a is acceleration, F is net force, and m is mass in kilograms.
