Force Calculations: Fnormal, Fg, Ffriction, Fapplied - SOLVED

[Linday12]

[SOLVED] Force Calculations

If an object is being pushed horizontally, does Fnormal always equal Fg? And Ffriction only equals Fapplied if it's at a constant velocity? I think that's how it goes, but I'm a little unsure.

Thanks!

 

[Kurdt]

Yes if the force on an object is horizontal then the normal force will simply be the weight of the object. If it is on an incline then that's another matter altogether. Static friction equals the applied force to a certain point but kinetic friction is pretty much constant and proportional to the normal force.

 

[Linday12]

Thanks.