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S TATIC S O F A PA R TIC LE

Lets Begin!
Heres A Couple Of Things You Need To Know
Firstly, static means at rest
So we are not entirely worried about how
motion is opposed, this makes the
calculations a bit easier!
We are concentrating on forces, therefore in
statics NEWTONS are used to measure the
forces

Resultant Forces
R is the resultant force

This is called the TRIANGLE LAW

R
To put it simply,

R is just the sum of F1 and

F2
F2

F1

Exam ple
R2=62-52=61

R= 7.81
6N

This is just making use

Of Pythagoras triangle
rule.

R
=7.8
1N

5N

To Sum m arise
Statics means at rest, not moving
The resultant forces is the final outcome

when two or more forces act

The triangle law can make use of
Pythagoras theorem given its right angled
Forces can be resolved into components

Q uestion!
P and Q act on a particle at the origin

O along the coordinates Ox and Oy

respectively. Calculate the
magnitude of R.
(a) P= 6 N, Q= 12N
(b) P= 5.5N, Q= 1.8N
(c) P=9N , Q= 40N