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mano91

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the equation of motion
« on: November 01, 2009, 12:24:57 pm »
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when it says write the equation of motion and we are given the mass and forces.
do we write it as f=ma   or a=f/m?
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Re: the equation of motion
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2009, 12:46:09 pm »
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I've seen it done both ways, just leaving it as F=ma and a=F/m, I assume you can do either as they haven't told you to solve for a.
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Re: the equation of motion
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2009, 01:51:19 pm »
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on the formula sheet on the last page it says

"equation of motion: R=ma" so i think its safest to do it in the form F=ma as thats what they have defined the equation of motion to be
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