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If I have an electromagnet, designed as below(based off an Inrunner BLDC motor), and want to apply 20N of force to the magnet, would I be correct in saying each protrusion(coil and core pair) only need to provide 2N of force as forces acting in the same direction add?

Forgive the wonky diagram, imagine all the protrusions are of equal dimensions.

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  • $\begingroup$ No, forces ad as vectors. $\endgroup$
    – trula
    Commented Aug 14, 2023 at 9:48
  • $\begingroup$ Yeah, however, how does that make it wrong? If they all provide 2N in the same direction, would the vectors add to 20N? $\endgroup$
    – Yassin
    Commented Aug 14, 2023 at 10:24
  • $\begingroup$ Yes, but they don't $\endgroup$
    – trula
    Commented Aug 14, 2023 at 10:48
  • $\begingroup$ What does that mean? Could you give more detail... $\endgroup$
    – Yassin
    Commented Aug 14, 2023 at 10:51
  • $\begingroup$ Take two of your magnets opposite each other, there force cancels. $\endgroup$
    – trula
    Commented Aug 14, 2023 at 10:54

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