Physics Newton's law urgent40

2010-11-05 1:44 am
An object experiences a net force. Which of the following must be correct?
(1) the acceleration of the object is in the same direction as the net force.
(2) The direction of motion is the same as the direction of the net force
(3) The object speeds up

I know (2) and (3) are incorrect. But i don't quite understand the concept, pls explain and give example as possible!
THX A LOT!

回答 (2)

2010-11-05 3:50 am
✔ 最佳答案
Statement (1) is correct. It is just what is told by Newton's Second Law.

Statement (2) is wrong.
Acceleration is in the same direction of the net force, but direction of motion (i.e. the velocity direction) is not necessarily at the same direction of acceleration.

There are plenty of examples:
A stone is thrown upward. During the upward journey, the net force (gravity) and acceleration (acceleration due to gravity) is vertically downward, but the motion (velocity) is vertically upward. Motion and acceleration are opposite in direction.
Another example is a braking car in which the braking force and retardation are both in opposite direction of the motion of the car.

Statement (3) is wrong.
Just look at the examples quoted above. The speed of the braking car or the throwing stone is, in fact, decreasing when the net force (braking force and gravity respectively) is acting.

Another exmplae is an object moving in a circle. The force (centripetal force) has no effect on the speed of the moving object.
2010-11-06 2:28 am
Only (1) is correct. Because F=ma, mass has no direction. So the direction of force is same as the direction of the force.
(2) is wrong. If the direction of the speed is the opposite of the direction of the acceleration. The direction of the motion is the opposite of the direction of the force.
(3) is wrong. When the direction of the force is the opposite of the speed. The speed will slow down.


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