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Motion and Stability- Forces and Interactions

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Free Body Diagrams: Examples

Los diagramas de cuerpo libre son representaciones gráficas de varias fuerzas sobre un objeto. Esto se puede entender con algunos ejemplos.
El diagrama de cuerpo libre para una lámpara que cuelga de una cadena se puede mostrar como un punto con dos fuerzas: la fuerza gravitacional y la tensión en la cadena.
Tomando otro ejemplo, dibuje un diagrama de cuerpo libre para un carro que lleva una caja grande. Aquí, hay dos sistemas de interés, la caja y el carrito; Por lo tanto, es necesario dibujar diagramas separados para cada uno.
Las fuerzas que actúan sobre la caja son la fuerza gravitacional debida a su masa, la fuerza normal y la fuerza de fricción ejercida por el carro sobre la caja.
Para el carro, la fuerza gravitatoria, la fuerza normal neta debida al suelo, una fuerza normal debida a la caja en el carro, la fuerza de fricción neta ejercida por el suelo y la caja en el carro, y un empuje que se aplica en el mango, actúan juntos.

No se han declarado conflictos de interés.

diagramas de cuerpo libre: ejemplos

Resolver problemas que involucran fuerzas es fácil usando diagramas de cuerpo libre. Un diagrama de cuerpo libre es un boceto que muestra todas las fuerzas externas que actúan sobre un objeto o sistema. El objeto o sistema se representa mediante un punto aislado (o cuerpo libre). Solo se muestran las fuerzas que actúan sobre él y que provienen de fuera del objeto o sistema, es decir, las fuerzas externas. Las fuerzas se representan mediante vectores que se extienden hacia afuera desde el cuerpo libre. Imagina a una persona sentada en una silla. Aquí, el diagrama de cuerpo libre consiste en dos fuerzas. La fuerza normal de la silla se dirige hacia arriba, y la fuerza gravitacional se dirige hacia abajo. Tomando otro ejemplo, considera un trineo cohete moviéndose sobre una superficie horizontal. El trineo experimenta un empuje de cohete que lo acelera, con cada cohete creando un empuje idéntico, T. El sistema aquí es el trineo, sus cohetes y su pasajero, por lo que no se consideran las fuerzas entre estos objetos. El diagrama de cuerpo libre consiste en el empuje actuando en la dirección positiva de x, la fricción actuando en la dirección negativa de x, la fuerza normal actuando en la dirección positiva de y, y su peso actuando en la dirección negativa de y. Aunque las fuerzas actúan tanto vertical como horizontalmente, las fuerzas verticales se cancelan entre sí porque no hay aceleración vertical. Esto nos deja solo con fuerzas horizontales y un problema unidimensional más simple. Las direcciones se indican con signos positivos o negativos, tomando el lado derecho como la dirección positiva. Si observáramos un diagrama de cuerpo libre de un esquiador en una pendiente, la fuerza normal se mostraría perpendicular a la pendiente y la fuerza de fricción paralela a la pendiente. Sin embargo, el peso del esquiador tiene componentes a lo largo de ambos ejes, a saber, Wx y Wy. Este texto está adaptado de <a href="https://openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-1/pages/5-7-drawing-free-body-diagrams">Openstax, University Physics Volume 1, Section 5.7 Drawing Free-Body Diagrams.</a>

Diagramas de cuerpo libre: Ejemplos

Resolver problemas que involucran fuerzas es fácil usando diagramas de cuerpo libre. Un diagrama de cuerpo libre es un boceto que muestra todas las fuerzas externas que actúan sobre ...

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free body diagram force examples

Free body diagrams show the external forces acting on an object or system. The object is drawn as a single isolated point, or free body, so the forces are easier to analyze. Only forces that come from outside the object or system are included. These forces are shown as vectors pointing away from the free body.

A person sitting on a chair is a simple example. The free-body diagram has two forces. The chair exerts an upward normal force, and gravity pulls downward with the weight.

A rocket sled on a horizontal surface gives a more detailed example. The system includes the sled, its rockets, and the rider, so forces between those parts are not shown. The diagram includes thrust in the positive x-direction, friction in the negative x-direction, the normal force in the positive y-direction, and weight in the negative y-direction.

Even when forces act in both directions, the vertical forces can cancel if there is no vertical acceleration. That leaves only the horizontal forces to solve, which turns the situation into a simpler one-dimensional problem. Directions are marked with plus or minus signs, with the right side taken as positive.

A skier on a slope shows how the same idea works on an incline. The normal force is drawn perpendicular to the slope, and friction acts parallel to the slope. The skier’s weight is split into two components, Wx and Wy, along the axes.

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Free body diagrams show the external forces acting on an object or system. The object is drawn as a single isolated point, or free body, so the forces are easier to analyze. Only forces that come from outside the object or system are included. These forces are shown as vectors pointing away from the free body. A person sitting on a chair is a simple example. The free-body diagram has two forces. The chair exerts an upward normal force, and gravity pulls downward with the weight. A rocket sled...

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See how free body diagrams show external forces with examples like a person on a chair, a rocket sled, and a skier on a slope.

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