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Puneeth423
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"Force acting at an angle doesn't exert pressure on a surface". Is this statement correct or wrong?
xAxis said:it is generaly wrong. The only angle which wouldn;t make pressure is 90 degrees
Any force that has a component perpendicular to the surface will exert pressure on the surface proportional to that component.
Force acting at an angle refers to the application of a force on an object in a direction that is not directly perpendicular to the surface or direction of motion of the object.
The formula for calculating force acting at an angle is F = ma, where F is the force, m is the mass of the object, and a is the acceleration in the direction of the force.
The angle of force affects its magnitude by reducing the overall force acting on the object. The component of the force in the direction of motion is proportional to the cosine of the angle, so a larger angle will result in a smaller force in that direction.
The difference between force acting at an angle and force acting in a straight line is that in the former, the force is applied in a direction that is not directly perpendicular to the surface or direction of motion, while in the latter, the force is applied in a direction that is directly perpendicular.
Force acting at an angle can be resolved into its components by using trigonometric functions such as sine, cosine, and tangent. The component of the force in the direction of motion can be calculated using cosine, while the component perpendicular to the direction of motion can be calculated using sine.