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    LAW OF INERTIA (1ST LAW OF MOTION)

    “An object at rest will remain at rest and an object at motion will remain in motion as long as no net force
    acts on it.”

    An object at rest stays at rest


    An object acted upon by an
    An object acted upon by an unbalanced
    An object in motion stays in motion unbalanced force changes
    force changes speed and direction
    speed and direction

    An object acted upon by a balanced


    force stays at rest An object acted upon by an unbalanced
    force changes speed and direction

    HOW DO WE MEASURE THE INERTIA OF AN OBJECT OR A PARTICLE?


    MASS (m)
     Mass is the measure of inertia of an object. In SI system, mass is measured in kilograms, kg.
     Mass is not weight. It is a property of an object while weight is the force exerted on that object by
    gravity
    WEIGHT (W)
     The gravitational force that the earth exerts on the body.
     Any body near the surface of the earth that has a mass of 1 kg must have a weight of 9.8 N.
     If a 1-kg body falls with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s^2
    Weight = mass x gravity ⃗ W =mg
    ⃗ m
    (
    W =mg=( 1 kg ) 9.81 2 =9.8 2 ∨9.8 N
    s s )
    kg ∙ m

    EQUILIBRIUM
     An object either at rest or moving in a constant speed.
     The net force acting on an object is zero.
     Acceleration is zero.
    A zero net force does not mean that the object is not
    moving, but that it is not accelerating. Since the
    velocity/speed is constant the acceleration is zero.

    NET FORCE OF EQUILIBRIUM


    ∑ ⃗F =0, net force is zero, which means that the body is in equilibrium.
    Σ F x =0, sum of all X-components (horizontal components) of the forces acting on a body is zero.
    Σ F y =0, sum of all Y-component (vertical components) of the forces acting on a body is zero.
     Magnitude of the net force: ∑ ⃗ F = √ (Σ F x )2+( Σ F y )2
    y −1 Σ F y
    Direction of the net force:tanθ=  θ=tan
    x ΣFx
    Sample Problem:
    Three professional wrestlers are fighting over a champion’s belt. Figure shows the force
    each wrestler applies to the belt. The forces have magnitudes F 1=250 N , F 2=150 N , and
    F 3=200 N .
    Determine if the three forces are in equilibrium.

    Finding x and y-components:


     Redraw the FBD of the forces to find the x and y component ( F 1 x
    and F 1 y) of the diagonal force, F 1.
     Since F 2 is a horizontal force there is no vertical component
    F 2 y =0.
     Since F 3 is a vertical force there is no horizontal component
    F 3 x =0.
    Finding summation of horizontal and vertical forces:
    Σ F x =F2 x −F1 x , where F 1 x =F 1 cosθ , hence, Σ F x =F2 x −F1 cosθ
    Σ F y =F 1 y −F 3 y, where F 1 y =F1 sinθ , hence, Σ F y =F 1 sinθ−F 3 y
    Substituting the values of forces F 1=250 N , F 2=150 N , and F 3=200 N to find Σ F x and Σ F y .
    Σ F x =F2 x −F1 cosθ=150 N−250 cos ( 53° ) =150 N −150 N=0 N
    Σ F y =F 1 sinθ−F 3 y =250 Nsin (53° )−200 N =200−200 N =0 N

    Finding magnitude and direction of net force:


    Substituting the values of summation of horizontal force Σ F x =0 N and summation of vertical force
    Σ F y =0 N
    Magnitude of the net force: ∑ ⃗ √
    F = ( Σ F x ) + ( Σ F y ) = √ (0 N )2 +(0 N )2 = 0N
    2 2

    y −1 Σ F y −1 0 N
    Direction of the net force:tanθ=  θ=tan = tan = 0°
    x ΣFx 0N
    The three forces acting on the body is in equilibrium since the net force is 0 N.

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