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b) State and define the law that you have used to answer part (a).
- Now watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL8ATKipoB4
Balanced Forces
But what exactly is meant by the phrase
unbalanced force
? What is an unbalanced
force? In pursuit of an answer, we will first consider a physics book at rest on a
tabletop. There are two forces acting upon the book. One force - the Earth's
gravitational pull - exerts a downward force. The other force - the push of the table
on the book (sometimes referred to as a
normal force) - pushes upward on the book.
Since these two forces are of equal magnitude and
in opposite directions, they
balance each other. The book is said to be at
equilibrium
. There is no
unbalanced force acting upon the book and
thus the book maintains its
state of
motion
. When all the forces acting upon an object balance each other, the object
will be at equilibrium; it will not accelerate.
Consider another example involving balanced forces - a
person standing on the
floor. There are two forces acting upon the person. The force of gravity exerts a
downward force. The floor exerts an upward force. Since these two forces are of
equal magnitude and in opposite directions, they balance each other. The person
is at equilibrium. There is no unbalanced force acting upon the person and thus
the person maintains its
state of motion
.
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