Newton's 1st, 2nd, & 3rd laws of motion

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The discussion revolves around examples illustrating Newton's laws of motion. A shirt left on the floor and a baseball rolling until it hits a fence exemplify Newton's first law, demonstrating inertia in the absence of net force. The interaction between skaters and the dynamics of a horse tripping highlight the third law, where actions result in equal and opposite reactions. The swimmer's movement through water and the diver's jump off a board also showcase the application of both the second and third laws, emphasizing forces and impulses. Overall, the examples provided effectively illustrate the principles of Newton's laws in various real-life scenarios.
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a) A shirt left on your bedroom floor is still there after 2 days. (Newton's 1 law)

b) You run into your friend while ice-skating, & you both fall in opposite directions. (3rd law)

c) The horse you're riding trips on a tree stump & stops quickly, & you fly forward. (1st law)

d) A baseball continues rolling until it hits the fence. (1st law)

e) You hit a tennis ball w/ a tennis racket & the tennis ball sails over the net. (3rd law)

f) A person jumps off a diving board. (3rd law)

g) A swimmer swims through the water. (3rd law)

h) F=ma (Newton's 2nd law) Can someone please check if I'm correct. Thank you. :smile:
 
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There is more than one correct answer here. Here is my take:

xLuvux said:
a) A shirt left on your bedroom floor is still there after 2 days. (Newton's 1 law)
No net force: First law.
b) You run into your friend while ice-skating, & you both fall in opposite directions. (3rd law)
Net force down + collision: Second and third laws.
c) The horse you're riding trips on a tree stump & stops quickly, & you fly forward. (1st law)
No net force (ignoring gravity): First law.
d) A baseball continues rolling until it hits the fence. (1st law)
No net force (ignoring friction): First law.
e) You hit a tennis ball w/ a tennis racket & the tennis ball sails over the net. (3rd law)
Impulse imparted to ball by racket: I = Δp = FΔt; Second law.
f) A person jumps off a diving board. (3rd law)
Impulse imparted to diver by diving board: I = Δp = FΔt; Diver goes up and gravity brings diver down. Second law.
g) A swimmer swims through the water. (3rd law)
Swimmer's body pushes back on water moving water backward and swimmer forward; swimmer meets fluid resistance exactly equal to push of swimmer's body on water; 0 net force so swimmer moves at constant speed through water. First and third laws apply.
h) F=ma (Newton's 2nd law)
Second law if f≠0, but first law if f = 0;AM
 
Andrew Mason said:
There is more than one correct answer here. Here is my take:

No net force: First law.
Net force down + collision: Second and third laws.
No net force (ignoring gravity): First law.
No net force (ignoring friction): First law.
Impulse imparted to ball by racket: I = Δp = FΔt; Second law.
Impulse imparted to diver by diving board: I = Δp = FΔt; Diver goes up and gravity brings diver down. Second law.
Swimmer's body pushes back on water moving water backward and swimmer forward; swimmer meets fluid resistance exactly equal to push of swimmer's body on water; 0 net force so swimmer moves at constant speed through water. First and third laws apply.
Second law if f≠0, but first law if f = 0;


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Thank you.
 
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