How is the force to move an object on a flat service calculated?

[underb]

How is the force to move an object on a flat service calculated? Does it mater if it's flat or on edge?

 

[mathman]

It might. If its flat the friction would be higher.

 

[dreit]

To calculate the force u have to take into account the amount of friction and also the weight of the mass u have

 

[Nano-Passion]

To calculate the force u have to take into account the amount of friction and also the weight of the mass u have

F=ma

To calculate the force you need to know the mass and the acceleration.

To make it more complicated, you would also need to keep in mind other forces around it (mainly friction for everyday situations, perhaps gravity, etc.)

 

[{~}]

The net force is the objects mass times it's net acceleration (or just acceleration if you are talking about an inertial - nonaccelerating - frame).

You can divide those forces up into gravity, friction, magnetism ect though usually even those forces are resultant vectors of forces originating from many points.

 

[cupid.callin]

Dont forget that friction will change if the plane on which body is moving makes any angle other that 0 with ground!

Use: Friction = (coefficient of friction) x (Normal reaction from plane on which body moves)

 

[aakbari3]

In general terms, Ff= μmgcosθ