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physics kiddy
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Our teacher taught us a way to represent a force as a unit vector.
Suppose a force of 12 N acts along the line 2i+j-2k. The force is written as:
F = 12 N (2i+j-2k/√1^2+2^2+2^2)
Therefore,
F = 8i+4j-8k
But, I can't understand why is it so. Please explain.
Suppose a force of 12 N acts along the line 2i+j-2k. The force is written as:
F = 12 N (2i+j-2k/√1^2+2^2+2^2)
Therefore,
F = 8i+4j-8k
But, I can't understand why is it so. Please explain.