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Steps in Newton's Laws
Steps in Newton's Laws
Newton’s Laws
Steps in Newton’s Laws Problem Solving
Mass 1. T1x = T T 1y = 0
• T2x = 0 T 2y = T
Step 3. Use Newton’s First/Second Law to sum up the forces along the x-axis and y-
axis.
c) If there is friction, equation for mass 1 will be
Going back to mass 1, along the y-axis there is no motion
so sum of Fy =0