AQA Trilogy GCSE Science - Science
Mission Objectives
Resolve a single force into its horizontal and vertical components using scale diagrams
Accurately construct vector diagrams to visually resolve forces
Perform calculations for resolving forces
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Words and meanings to learn
resolving forces
breaking a force acting at an angle into two components that are perpendicular to each other, usually horizontal and vertical
scale diagram
a drawing that represents an object or a situation with all dimensions reduced or enlarged proportionally according to a specific scale
resultant force
the single force that has the same effect as all the combined forces acting on an object
perpendicular
two lines or directions that meet at a right angle (90 degrees); when resolving forces, the components are always perpendicular to each other
parallelogram
a quadrilateral (a four-sided shape) in which opposite sides are parallel and equal in length
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Handouts
Sharp pencils, rulers, protractors, pairs of compasses, squared paper and calculators.
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