Walter Fendt Physics Applets: Equilibrium of Three Forces

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This applet demonstrates equilibrium of three forces in a system consisting of two pulleys and three weights connected by strings. The user can change the weights and the placement of the pulleys. The applet shows the user the appearance of the setup, the angles between the lines that hold the weights.

This applet is part of a collection of applets available in a wide range of languages.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.4.2 of Java.

https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/equilibriumforces_en.htm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Motion in Two Dimensions - Statics of Rigid Bodies Mathematical Tools - Vector Algebra	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2000 Walter Fendt
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Keywords:: addition of forces, static equilibrium, vectors
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 19, 2004 by Melanie Carter
Record Updated:: August 18, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 18, 2003
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