Physics A-Level
Resolved forces
What Resolved forces means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Resolved forces
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Splitting every force into perpendicular components, usually horizontal and vertical, then applying ΣFₓ = 0 and ΣF_y = 0.
Topics that use Resolved forces
- 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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