Ref. Learning outcomes Notes Notation Exclusions Specification MECHANICS: (2) NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION Mn7 where is the Newton’s Be able to formulate the equation of motion for a Including motion under gravity. F Variable mass. laws for a particle moving in a straight line or in a plane. resultant force. particle where F is the resultant force. of motion Newton’s laws I An object continues in a state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is acted on by a resultant force. = F a F II A resultant force acting on an object of fixed mass gives the object an acceleration given by ma. m III When one object exerts a force on another, there is always a reaction which is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the acting force.
Specification Ref. Learning outcomes Notes Notation Exclusions MECHANICS: NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION (2) Newton’s laws for a particle Mn7 Be able to formulate the equation of motion for a particle moving in a straight line or in a plane. Including motion under gravity. where F is the resultant force. where F is the resultant force. Variable mass. Newton’s laws of motion I An object continues in a state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is acted on by a resultant force. II A resultant force F acting on an object of fixed mass m gives the object an acceleration a given by F = ma. III When one object exerts a force on another, there is always a reaction which is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the acting force.
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