Newtons

nd
2 Law of Motion
ES 10 Part III
Lecture 3

Kinetics

Study of motion of bodies in relation to its CAUSES

Newtons

nd
2

Law of Motion

A body will accelerate proportional to, and in the

direction of, the resultant of forces acting on it

F ma

Static vs Dynamic Equilibrium

ma
Static Equilibrium

Dynamic Equilibrium

= 0

Inertia Forces ()

Imaginary forces supposed to act upon an accelerated

body, equal in magnitude direction to the resultant of
the real forces
Tension

Weight
Free Body
Diagram

F ma

m an

m at
Effective Force/
Inertia Diagram

FBD = EFD
Free Body
Diagram

F ma

Effective Force/
Inertia Diagram

Weight

ma
Friction

Normal

Road Banking

F ma
Normal

Normal

ma

ma Friction
Friction
Weight

Weight

Free Fall

F
a
m

Terminal Velocity

Maximum (constant) velocity attained

by a body in free fall

a = 10 m/s2

a = 6 m/s2

a = 2 m/s2

a = 0 m/s2

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Terminal Velocity

Air resistance is dependent on the speed

Time to reach the terminal velocity of an
elephant is larger than that for a stone
= 0 +

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Weightlessness

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Weightlessness
Sensation wherein the weight of
Scale pushes up
a body is cancelled out by the
inertia forces acting on it

Weight down

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Weightlessness

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Weightlessness

Newtons
nd
2 Law of Motion
ES 10 Part III
Lecture 3