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Yes. Force has both magnitude and direction.
Force is an example of a vector quantity. A vector has two components: magnitude and direction.
Let me give a simple example to illustrate. Suppose a door is partially open.
CASE 1: You push on the outer door knob with a force of 10 pounds. Result: the door will become more closed. Maybe it will slam shut.
CASE 2: You push on the inner door knob with the same force of 10 pounds, but in the opposite direction to your earlier push. Result, the door moves to be more open. Maybe it will swing completely open.
(If you and a friend pushed on the door knobs at the same time with 10 pounds force each, the forces would cancel and the door would not move.)
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∙ 11y ago(a) What is the direction of the electric field at P?
+xˆ −xˆ +yˆ −yˆ +zˆ −zˆ
(b) What is the magnitude (in N/C) of the electric field at P? Express your answer in terms of the following variables, if necessary, Q, R, x and the constant ϵ0 (enter pi for π, epsilon_0 for ϵ0). Do not use λ in your answer.
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- Helpful content from the book is in Chapter 2, section 9 (check the examples!).
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∙ 13y agoIf it did, then you could glue a south rock onto a north rock, so that they'd
add up to zero, and then you could easily move the whole thing around.
The answer is 'no'.
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∙ 11y agoAction and reaction forces are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction.
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What does not have direction force weight acceleration or mass?
Mass
What is needed to change the direction of a moving mass?
The answer is force because Force is needed to change the direction of a moving mass.
Which of the following has no direction force acceleration weight mass?
The answer is Mass .
Why does momentum have a direction?
Because momentum is mass X velocity. Velocity has direction, otherwise it is speed.
What are direction of a force?
Whatever direction somebody or something is pulling or pushing. The details depend on the situation. cw: "What is the direction of a force?" The (new) direction that the mass accelerates. F=mA
What does not have direction force weight acceleration or mass?
Mass
Does momentum have a direction?
Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.
What is needed to change the direction of a moving mass?
The answer is force because Force is needed to change the direction of a moving mass.
Which of the following has no direction force acceleration weight mass?
The answer is Mass .
What is gravitational direction?
Toward the center of mass of the object
Mass a scalor or vector?
Scalar as it doesn't have a direction.
Why does momentum have a direction?
Because momentum is mass X velocity. Velocity has direction, otherwise it is speed.
10 examples of law of acceleration?
-- A car accelerates in the direction of the net force on it, at a rate equal to the magnitude of the net force divided by the mass of the car. -- A stone accelerates in the direction of the net force on it, at a rate equal to the magnitude of the net force divided by the mass of the stone. -- A Frisbee accelerates in the direction of the net force on it, at a rate equal to the magnitude of the net force divided by the mass of the Frisbee. -- A baseball accelerates in the direction of the net force on it, at a rate equal to the magnitude of the net force divided by the mass of the baseball. -- A dog accelerates in the direction of the net force on it, at a rate equal to the magnitude of the net force divided by the mass of the dog. -- A book accelerates in the direction of the net force on it, at a rate equal to the magnitude of the net force divided by the mass of the book. -- A canoe accelerates in the direction of the net force on it, at a rate equal to the magnitude of the net force divided by the mass of the canoe. -- An airplane accelerates in the direction of the net force on it, at a rate equal to the magnitude of the net force divided by the mass of the airplane. -- A planet accelerates in the direction of the net force on it, at a rate equal to the magnitude of the net force divided by the mass of the planet. -- A cow accelerates in the direction of the net force on it, at a rate equal to the magnitude of the net force divided by the mass of the cow.
What are direction of a force?
Whatever direction somebody or something is pulling or pushing. The details depend on the situation. cw: "What is the direction of a force?" The (new) direction that the mass accelerates. F=mA
Why mass is a scalar quantity?
By definition a scalar quantity has magnitude only, it has no direction. Mass is non-directional.
Why mass is scalar quantity?
By definition a scalar quantity has magnitude only, it has no direction. Mass is non-directional.
What is displacement in shm?
the distance & direction of the mass from its resting point
