Newtons laws of motion and algebra review Flashcards
1st law of inertia definition
An object at rest tends to stay at rest until acted upon by an outside force
Definition of the word inertia
the ability to resist motion
Inertia is directly proportional to what
The mass of an object
2nd law the concept of force
F = m * a
In Newton’s 2nd law, The acceleration produced is proportional to…
Force
In newtons 2nd law the acceleration produced is indirectly proportional to…
The mass of the object
3rd Law
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Calculate net forces!!
EX- mike pushing the fridge
Change percent to decimal
multiply the number by .01
or move decimal over 2 places to the left
change percent to fraction
multiply number by 1/100 and reduce using LCD
Changing fraction or decimal to percent
multiply by 100 and add a percentage sign
Scientific Notation
the exponent is the number of zeros added to the number