Chapter 2 (part 3)

Gravity

Gravitational Acceleration

 The gravitational acceleration is the acceleration of an object due to the pull of

the gravitational force.
 Unit: ms-2
 Symbol: g
 Gravitational acceleration does not depend on the mass of the moving object.
 The magnitude of gravitational acceleration is taken to be 10ms -2.

1. Pecutan graviti ialah pecutan sesuatu objek akibat daripada

daya tarikan graviti merupakan satu-satunya daya yang
dikenakan ke atas objek itu.
2. Unit pecutan graviti ialah ms-2
3. Pecutan graviti juga diwakili oleh simbol "g".

Weight

 The weight of an object is defined as the gravitational force acting on the

object.
 Unit: Newton (N)

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  Differences between Weight and Mass

Weight Mass

Depends on the Independent from the

gravitational field gravitational field
strength strength

Vector quantity Scalar Quantity

Unit Newton (N) Unit: Kilogram (kg)

1. Berat satu objek ditakrifkan sebagai daya graviti yang dikenkan ke

atas objek itu.
2. Unit S.I. bagi berat ialah Newton (N).

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NORMAL REACTRION FORCE
WEIGHT ON MOVING LIFT

LIFT MOVING UP WITH ACCELERATION A

LIFT MOVING DOWN WITH ACCELERATION A

LIFT MOVING UP OR DOWN WITH UNIFORM

VELOCITY

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Nett / Resultant Force

 A vector can be resolve into 2 component which is perpendicular to each others.

EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2

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 EXAMPLE 3 EXAMPLE 4

Inclined Plane

 Weight component along the plane = Wsinθ.

 Weight component perpendicular to the plane = Wcosθ.

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 EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2

Vectors in Equilibrium

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  When 3 vectors are in equilibrium, the resultant vector = 0. After joining all the
vectors tail to head, the head of the last vector will join to the tail of the first
vector.

EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2

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