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What do free body diagrams show

All the forces acting on an object

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What is the forward, backward, downward and upward force of an aeroplane

Forward- thrust

Backward- air resistance (drag)

Downward-weight

Upward - lift

<p>Forward- thrust</p><p>Backward- air resistance (drag)</p><p>Downward-weight </p><p>Upward - lift </p>
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What are all forces

Vectors

So each of force acting on anything(plane) has the have both magnitude and direction

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What does the length and direction of each arrow on a free body diagram indicate

Length- magnitude

Direction-direction

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What is a resultant force

The overall force acting on an object (taking into account all of the different forces acting on it)

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What does it mean for the forces acting on an object to be in equilibrium

All forces acting on an object balance out

So no resultant force acting on it so the object is in equilibrium

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