Physics A-Level
Closed-triangle method
What Closed-triangle method means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Closed-triangle method
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Drawing the forces tip-to-tail so that if they form a closed triangle, the resultant is zero.
Topics that use Closed-triangle method
- Scalars and vectors (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Coplanar forces at a point
- Displacement
- Equilibrium
- Equilibrium conditions
- Free-body diagrams
- Measurement accuracy
- Newton's laws apply along each axis independently
- Perpendicular components
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