There are two forces at play:
- The gravitational force acting downward due to the mass of the bucket and the water that it contains.
- The upward force that your hand exerts on the bucket.
If the magnitude of the force your hand exerts on the bucket equals the magnitude of the gravitational force, the bucket is in static equilibrium. That means the bucket is not moving and the forces acting on it balance each other out, making the net force 0.
Having 0 net force means the bucket doesn't undergo any acceleration, or change in motion.
See coulomb's law. Force is inversely proportional to the distance squared. So if you multiply r by 2, the force is multiplied by (½)² = ¼.
a. F/4
Answer:
20.4m/s²
Explanation:
Given parameters:
Initial velocity = 0m/s
Distance = 53m
Time = 5.2s
Unknown:
Acceleration = ?
Solution:
This is a linear motion and we use the right motion equation;
S = ut + 
at²
S is the distance
u is the initial velocity
a is the acceleration
t is the time
Insert the parameters and solve;
53 = (0x 5.2) + x a x 5.2
53 = 2.6a
a = 
= 20.4m/s²
Answer:
However, the disadvantages are:
1. Many atimes for some motion prolems, free-body diagrams has to be drawn many times so to have enough equations to solve for the unknowns. This is not the same with energy conservation principles.
2. In situations where we need to find the internal forces acting on an object, we can't truly solve such problems using free-body diagram as it captures external forces. This is not the same with energy conservation principles.
Explanation:
Often times the ideal method to use in solving motion problem related questions are mostly debated.
Energy conservation principles applies to isolated systems are useful when object changes their positions in moving upward or downward converts its potential energy due to gravity for kinetic energy, or the other way round. When energy in a system or motion remains constant that is energy is neither created nor destroyed, it can therefore be easier to calculate other unknown paramters like in the motion problem velocity, distance bearing it in mind that energy can only change from one type to another.
On the other hand, free body diagram which is a visual representation of all the forces acting on an object including their directions has so many advantages in solving motion related problems which include finding relationship between force and motion in identifying the force acting on a body.
