Free Body Diagram: True or False?

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A free-body diagram is not simply a picture of the object, making the first statement false. It also does not represent all the forces the object exerts on others, so the second statement is false as well. The third statement, which claims that a free-body diagram contains all the forces acting on the object, is true. The discussion highlights the distinction between a picture and a diagram, emphasizing clarity in definitions. Overall, the correct answers are false, false, and true.
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Homework Statement



A free-body diagram is:
A picture of the object. (True/False)
A diagram that contains all the forces that the object exerts on other objects. (True/False)
A diagram that contains all the forces acting on the object. (True/False)

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Pretty sure it's

1.Can't decide, kinda ambiguous. It's more of a simple drawing, not a picture. I'll go with False.
2. False (not sure)
3. True (not sure)
 
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Start with (3) and convince yourself whether this statement is true or false. The answers to (1) and (2) should then readily follow. You might also want to click on free-body diagram
 
I got it already,

answer was

False
False
True

but yeah ur right, picture vs diagram haha
 

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