Free-body diagrams
Key point
- Shows direction and magnitude of all forces acting on a body
Free-body Diagrams show the magnitude and direction of all forces acting on a body
- The body is shown on its own
- Free of surroundings or any other bodies
- The body is treated as a point particle
- The length of arrows is proportional to the magnitude of the forces
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