Mathematics A-Level
free-body force diagrams
What free-body force diagrams means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of free-body force diagrams
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Clear sketches showing all forces acting ON the particle.
Topics that use free-body force diagrams
- Forces and Newton’s laws (AS Unit 2: Applied Mathematics A) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- action-reaction pairs
- force
- free fall
- gravitational acceleration g
- inextensible string
- mass and acceleration
- Newton's first law
- Newton's second law
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