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NSWMaths Extension 2Quick questions
Applications of Calculus to Mechanics (MEX-M1)
Quick questions on Forces and Newton's laws in HSC Mathematics Extension 2: resolving weight, tension, normal and resistive forces, the resultant of concurrent forces, equilibrium, building the equation of motion from a free-body diagram, and the conical pendulum
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what is their resultant (magnitude and direction)?Show answer
Second, given one force at an angle, what are its components along directions we care about? Both are answered with the same right-angled-triangle trigonometry used for vectors elsewhere in the course.
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