AP UNIT-2

T EXTB OOK
WEEK-6 CHAPTER-3
FORCES
 Describe an object
(either in a state of
LEARNING equilibrium or
OUTCOMES acceleration) in
different types of
physical situations such
as inclines, falling
through air resistance,
Atwood machines, or
circular tracks).
LEARNING OUTCOMES

a. Explain Newton’s first law in qualitative

terms and apply the law to many different
physical situations.
b. Calculate a force of unknown magnitude
acting on an object in equilibrium.
 STARTER
A C TI VITY ON
THE P AD LET
NEWTON’S FIRST LAW-
LAW OF INERTIA
I F T H E N E T F O R C E O N A N O B J E C T I S E Q U A L T O Z E R O , T H E O B J E C T W I L L R E M A I N AT R E S T I F I T
WA S AT R E S T.
I F I T WA S M O V I N G , I T W I L L R E M A I N I N M O T I O N I N A S T R A I G H T L I N E W I T H T H E
S A M E C O N S TA N T V E L O C I T Y.
 •
NET FORCE = 0
(TRANSLATIONAL
EQUILIBRIUM)
EQUILIBRIUM
• NET TORQUE = 0
(ROTATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM)
 NET FORCE

It is the vector sum of all the forces that act on

an object.
COMPONENTS
OF THE NET
FORCE
 NORMAL FORCE

CONTACT FORCE IT IS DIRECTED

THAT ACTS AT ALWAYS
THE SURFACE PERPENDICULAR
BETWEEN TWO TO THE PLANE OF
OBJECTS. THE SURFACE.
NORMAL FORCE
 FREE
BODY
DIAGRAM
 EXAMPLE 3.1 IN THE TEXTBOOK

In a tug-of-war competition, two teams

try to pull each other across a line. If
neither team is moving, then the two
teams exert equal and opposite forces on
a rope.
This is an immediate consequence of Newton’s
Third Law.
That is, if one team pulls on the rope with a force
of magnitude F, the other team necessarily has to
pull on the rope with a force of the same
magnitude but in the opposite direction
Now let’s consider the situation where three ropes are tied
together at one point, with a team pulling on each rope.
Suppose team 1 is pulling due west with a force
of 2750 N, and team 2 is pulling due north with a
force of 3630 N.

Can a third team pull in such a way that the

three-team tug-of-war ends at a standstill, that is,
no team is able to move the rope?
If yes,
what is the magnitude and direction of the
force needed to accomplish this?
 WHAT
IS AND
EQUILIBRIUM
MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION
OF THE
RESULTANT FORCE