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The unit of Torque [duplicate]
Whenever we define a physical quantity, we know what 1 unit of that quantity tells us. For example, when we say 5 Pa, we're saying 5 N force acts perpendicularly on every unit area of the material but ...
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What distinguished physical and pseudo-forces?
Why are some forces are considered pseudo-forces while some are considered real or physical forces?
The definition of pseudo-forces that I know of is that they exist in noninertial reference frames ...
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Work=Force Displacement Displacement relative to what?
Ok, taking the equation W=FD. Say a 30N force is acting on a 10kg object over 10s, causing it to move 150 metres over a frictionless surface. The work done by this force will be 30(150)J. However, if ...
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What are Inertial and non-inertial forces?
What are inertial and non-inertial forces? I looked them up.
One of the websites says that an inertial force is a force that can be observed/measured in an inertial frame. In this case, do we have a ...
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