Motion Analysis
What helps us understand motion? How does matter interact?
Identify the forces acting on the object and observe how they relate to motion.
Horizontal Motion
Vertical Motion
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Free Body Diagram
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Analysis
Enter mass and forces to see analysis
Settings
What is the object?
mass, m
kg
F
1
acting on
object
type:
-- select --
friction
air resistance
normal
tension
electrostatic
magnetic
other
magnitude:
N
direction:
-- select --
right
left
F
2
acting on
object
type:
-- select --
friction
air resistance
normal
tension
electrostatic
magnetic
other
magnitude:
N
direction:
-- select --
right
left
F
3
acting on
object
type:
-- select --
friction
air resistance
normal
tension
electrostatic
magnetic
other
magnitude:
N
direction:
-- select --
right
left
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Position
initially moving to the right at 20 m/s
initially/momentarily at rest
initially moving to the left at 20 m/s
Step
Reset
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Position
initially falling at 20 m/s
initially/momentarily at rest
initially rising at 20 m/s
Step
Reset
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Free Body Diagram
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Analysis
Enter mass and forces to see analysis
Settings
What is the object?
mass, m
kg
F
1
acting on
object
type:
-- select --
gravitational
friction
air resistance
normal
tension
electrostatic
magnetic
other
magnitude:
N
direction:
-- select --
down
up
F
2
acting on
object
type:
-- select --
gravitational
friction
air resistance
normal
tension
electrostatic
magnetic
other
magnitude:
N
direction:
-- select --
down
up
F
3
acting on
object
type:
-- select --
gravitational
friction
air resistance
normal
tension
electrostatic
magnetic
other
magnitude:
N
direction:
-- select --
down
up
Reset All Settings