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4.4.1 Balancing forces

On this page you will explore how forces on bodies can balance and produce no change in motion through the concepts of static and dynamic equilibrium. You will learn how to use free-body diagrams to analyse complex systems of force. Inquiry questions Disciplinary concepts Review Force is a vector quantity because it has size and direction. It is measured with the SI unit of Newtons (N). In 4.2.3 Finding the force you...

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