Analysis Isaac Newton Is Said to Be One of the Greatest Physicists Who Has Ever Lived. It Was from Him That Came Some of the Most Significant and Important Theories, Concepts, and Laws in Physics, One of Which Is the

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Analysis Isaac Newton is said to be one of the greatest physicists who has ever lived. It was from him that came some of the most significant and important theories, concepts, and laws in Physics, one of which is the Laws of Motion. In this particular experiment, we focused more on Newton’s second law of motion. The second law of motion states that if a net external force acts on a body, the body accelerates. The direction of acceleration is the same as the direction of the net force. The acceleration of the body is also directly proportional to the net force but inversely proportional to its mass. Newton defined momentum P as the product of mass and velocity. The change in momentum, symbolized by ∆P, is brought about by the impulse acting on the body, F_net ∆t=∆P As ∆t approaches zero, the instantaneous rate of change of momentum is, F_net=lim┬(∆t→0)⁡〖∆P/∆t〗=dP/dt=(d(mv))/dt Since for most object, mass is constant, F_net=m dv/dt Newton’s second law of motion is mathematically expressed as F_net=ma From Newton’s second law T=m_1 a The hanging mass m_1 is also accelerating with the same acceleration due to the net force m_2 a on it. m_2 a=m_2 g-T T=m_2 g-m_2 a Equating the tensions m_1 a=m_2 g-m_2 a m_1 a+m_2 a=m_2 g (m_1+m_2 )a=m_2 g a=(m_2 g)/(m_1+m_2 ) The acceleration is the same acceleration described in the kinematics equation a=2s/t^2 For a body starting from rest, s is the distance traveled by the cart and t is the time of travel. We had objectives to meet by the end of the experiment. First of which was to verify the direct proportionality of acceleration and net force if the mass of the body is constant. Meaning, if the acceleration value increases, the net force of the mass must increase as well, given the fact that the mass of the body is constant. The second is to verify the inverse

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