MathsYears 12–13Mechanics

Forces and Newton's laws

Resolve forces; apply Newton's first, second and third laws to particles; friction and connected particles

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you're pushing a heavy shopping trolley 🛒. The harder you push, the faster it goes — that's Newton's 2nd Law in action!

  2. 2

    What happens to a trolley's acceleration if you push it twice as hard?

  3. 3

    Drag the force slider to see how it changes the acceleration of a 10 kg object.

  4. 4

    A 5 kg ball is pushed with 20 N of force. What's its acceleration?

  5. 5

    A 2 kg book is pushed with 10 N. Find its acceleration using the formula.

  6. 6

    What is the acceleration of a 3 kg object pushed with 15 N?

  7. 7

    If you double the mass but keep the force the same, what happens to acceleration?

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