Lesson 10: Resultant forces

Question 1

What is a “resultant force?”

Answer 1

• The single, overall force replacing a number of forces acting on an object.
• This single force has the same effect as all the origignal forces acting together.

Question 2

What can a single, resultant force be resolved/ broken down into?

Answer 2

• Single resultant force can be resolved into two components, acting at right angles to each other.

Question 3

What is the diagram that shows diagonal resultant forces (either from components to single force or from single forces to components?)

Answer 3

• Scale vector diagram.