The discussion focuses on the forces acting on a car as it pushes a block across a surface. Key forces identified include the normal force acting upwards, gravitational force acting downwards, the force exerted by the block on the car, and the frictional force opposing the car's motion. Participants emphasize the importance of correctly labeling each force in a free body diagram and clarify the action-reaction pairs as defined by Newton's Third Law. The conversation highlights the necessity of understanding these forces to accurately depict the dynamics of the system.
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when did the block change into a rabbit?TylerK said:Homework Statement
A car pushes a block across the floor. (assume that it is moving from left to the right)
Draw a free body diagram for the car showing: Force by block on car. Force of friction. Force of Gravity. Normal force.
if the friction force on car and force of block on car both point left, how does the car move to the right?Normal force Straight up, gravity straight down. Force of box on car going left + force of friction going left.