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displacement As along the diagonal of a parallelepiped whose sides are Az, A#, |
and Az. In terms of the velocity, the displacement Az is the #-component of the |
velocity times A#, and similarly for A¿ and Az: |
Az = uy At, AU = uy At, Az =0; At. (9.4) |
9-3 Components of velocity, acceleration, and force |
In Eq. (9.4) te heœue resolued the uelocitụ imito components by telling how fast |
the object is moving in the #ø-direction, the -direction, and the z-direction. The |
velocity is completely specifed, both as to magnitude and direction, IÝ we give |
the numerical values of its three rectangular components: |
U„ = dw/dt, 0y = dụ/dt, Uy = dz/dl. (9.5) |
On the other hand, the speed of the object 1s |
ds/đdt = |u| = viuà + 02 + tỷ. (9.6) |
Next, suppose that, because of the action of a force, the velocity changes |
to some other direction and a diferent magnitude, as shown in Fig. 9-2. We |
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z1 l Tý Hi I |
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I ———_—kL - |
L7 Lự |
Vh_____# |
Fig. 9-2. A change in velocity in which both the magnitude and |
direction change. |
can analyze this apparently complex situation rather simply 1Ÿ we evaluate the |
changes in the z-, -, and z-components of velocity. The change in the component |
of the velocity in the z-direction in a time Af is Au„ = a„ At, where a„ is what |
we call the #-component of the acceleration. 5imilarly, we see that Auy = ay At |
and Aø; = ø; Ai. In these terms, we see that NÑewton?s Second Law, in saying |
that the force is in the same direction as the acceleration, is really three laws, In |
the sense that the component of the force in the z-, -, or z-direction is equal to |
the mass times the rate of change of the corresponding component of velocity: |
F„, = m(du„/dt) = m(dŠ#/dt?) = ma, |
F„ = m(duy/dt) = m(d®u/dt?) = may, (9.7) |
F, = m(du; /dt) = m(dŠz (dt?) = ma,. |
Just as the velocity and acceleration have been resolved into components by |
projecting a line sepment representing the quantity, and its direction onto three |
coordinate axes, so, in the same way, a force in a given direction is represented |
by certain components in the z-, -, and z-directions: |
Tạ —= F'cos(œ, F), |
Tụ = Fcos(u, `), (9.8) |
Ty = Fcos(z,F), |
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where #' is the magnitude of the force and (z, #) represents the angle between |
the z-axis and the direction of Ƒ', etc. |
Newton?s Second Law is given in complete form in Bq. (9.7). IÝ we know |
the forces on an object and resolve them into z-, -, and z-components, then |
we can find the motion of the object from these equations. Let us consider a |
simple example. Suppose there are no forces in the - and z-directions, the only |
force being in the z-direction, say vertically. Equation (9.7) tells us that there |
would be changes in the velocity in the vertical direction, but no changes in |
the horizontal direction. “This was demonstrated with a special apparatus In |
Chapter 7 (see Eig. 7-3). A falling body moves horizontally without any change |
in horizontal motion, while it moves vertically the same way as it would move |
1f the horizontal motion were zero. In other words, motions in the z-, -, and |
z-directions are independent If the ƒorces are not connected. |
9-4 What is the force? |
In order to use Newton”s laws, we have to have some formula for the force; |
these laws say pay aœftenlion to the ƒorces. TỶ an object 1s accelerating, some |
agency is at work; ñnd it. Our program for the future of dynamiecs must be to |
imd the laus for the Ƒorce. Newton himself went on to give some examples. In the |
case of gravity he gave a specifc formula for the force. In the case of other forces |
he gave some part of the information in his Third Law, which we will study in |
the next chapter, having to do with the equality of action and reaction. |
Extending our previous example, what are the forces on objects near the |
earth”s surface? Near the earth's surface, the force in the vertical direction due to |
gravity is proportional to the mass of the object and is nearly independent of height |
for heights small compared with the carths radius l: ' = GmM/R2 = mg, |
where g = GM/R>? is called the acceleration oƒ graoit. Thus the law of gravity |
tells us that weight is proportional to mass; the force is in the vertical direction |
and is the mass times g. Again we find that the motion in the horizontal direction |
1s at constant velocity. The interesting motion is in the vertical direction, and |
Newton's Second Law tells us |
mg = m(d°z/dt?). (9.9) |
Cancelling the rm”s, we ñnd that the acceleration in the z-direction is constant |
and equal to g. 'Phis is of course the well known law of free fall under gravity, |
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EQUILIBRIUM |
: x POSITION |
Fig. 9-3. A mass on a spring. |
which leads to the equations |
U„ = 0o + g, |
# = #o + 0of + šg2. (9.10) |
As another example, let us suppose that we have been able to build a gad- |
get (Eig. 9-3) which applies a force proportional to the distance and directed |
oppositely—a spring. If we forget about gravity, which is of course balanced out |
by the initial stretch of the spring, and talk only about ezcess forces, we see that |
1f we pull the mass down, the spring pulls up, while if we push it up the spring |
pulls down. This machine has been designed carefully so that the force is greater, |
the more we pull it up, in exact proportion to the displacement from the balanced |
condition, and the force upward is similarly proportional to how far we pull down. |
Tf we watch the dynamies of this machine, we see a rather beautiful motion——up, |
down, up, down, ... 'Phe question is, will Newton”s equations correctly describe |
this motion? Let us see whether we can exactly calculate how it moves with this |
periodic oscillation, by applying Newton”s law (9.7). In the present instance, the |
equation 1s |
— kœ& = rm(du„/dt). (9.11) |
Here we have a situation where the velocity in the z-direction changes at a rate |
proportional to z. Nothing will be gained by retaining numerous constants, so |
we shall imagine either that the scale of time has changed or that there is an |
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