Application of Newton’s Laws of Motion

Newton's first law of motion states that a body at rest remains at rest, or if in motion, remains in motion at constant velocity, unless acted on by a …

Recall that a particle in equilibrium is one for which the external forces are balanced. Static equilibrium involves objects at rest, and dynamic …

Newton's laws can be applied to bodies at rest and bodies in motion. Newton's first law is applied to bodies in equilibrium, whereas the second …

Newton's second law of motion applies to bodies moving under the same acceleration. For example, when a baggage tractor pulls luggage carts, each cart …

When a body is in motion, it encounters resistance because the body interacts with its surroundings. This resistance is known as friction, a common yet …

One of the simpler characteristics of sliding friction is that it is parallel to the contact surfaces between systems, and is always in a direction that …

An object undergoing circular motion, like a race car, is accelerating because it is changing the direction of its velocity. This centrally directed …

Suppose a car moves on flat ground and turns to the left. The centripetal force causing the car to turn in a circular path is due to friction between the …

An interesting force in everyday life is the force of drag on an object when it is moving in a fluid. Like friction, the drag force always opposes the …

Tension is a force along the length of a medium, in particular, a force carried by a flexible medium, such as a rope or cable. The word "tension" …