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MalusIgnis
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Hi, I'm sure this will be considered a pretty stupid question. It's a simple physics problem, but I'm really not very good at physics :(
Anyway, here's the question:
Three blocks (m1, m2, and m3) are on a horizontal frictionless surface. A force of 18N is applied to the m1 block. These blocks are touching by the way...
What happens when this force acts on m1?
I need to find the acceleration of the three blocks, the net force on each block, and the magnitudes of the "contact forces" between the blocks.
I don't even know where to start... Is anyone interested in giving me some assistance? I don't want the question to just be answered, just some hints of where to go from here would be appreciated.
Thank you very much
Anyway, here's the question:
Three blocks (m1, m2, and m3) are on a horizontal frictionless surface. A force of 18N is applied to the m1 block. These blocks are touching by the way...
What happens when this force acts on m1?
I need to find the acceleration of the three blocks, the net force on each block, and the magnitudes of the "contact forces" between the blocks.
I don't even know where to start... Is anyone interested in giving me some assistance? I don't want the question to just be answered, just some hints of where to go from here would be appreciated.
Thank you very much