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Force Due to Mass & Acc.
Examples
Example 1: A car with a mass of 1000 kg accelerating at 3 m/s².
Calculation: \( F = 1000 \times 3 = 3000 \, N \)
Calculation: \( F = 1000 \times 3 = 3000 \, N \)
Example 2: A shopping cart with a mass of 50 kg accelerating at 0.5 m/s².
Calculation: \( F = 50 \times 0.5 = 25 \, N \)
Calculation: \( F = 50 \times 0.5 = 25 \, N \)
Show Theory
The formula \( F = m \times a \) is one of the fundamental principles of Newtonian physics, known as Newton's Second Law of Motion. This law states that the force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration.
Formula:
\[ F = m \times a \]
Where:
- \( F \) is the force in Newtons (N)
- \( m \) is the mass in kilograms (kg)
- \( a \) is the acceleration in meters per second squared (\(\text{m/s}^2\))
Units of Force Worldwide
- Newton (N) - SI Unit
- Pound-force (lbf) - US Customary Unit
- Dyne (dyn) - CGS Unit
- Kilogram-force (kgf) - Engineering Unit
- Poundal (pdl) - FPS Unit
Conversion Factors
- 1 Newton (N) = 0.224809 lbf
- 1 Pound-force (lbf) = 4.44822 N
- 1 Dyne (dyn) = 10^-5 N
- 1 Kilogram-force (kgf) = 9.80665 N
- 1 Poundal (pdl) = 0.138255 N
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