Force Problem?

Question

The forces in (Figure 1) act on a 1.5 kg object.

A.)What is the value of ay, the y-component of the object's acceleration?

How do I solve this?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

The force on the top left has y component = 3.0N
The force on the right has y component = 0
The force on the bottom has y component = -3.0N

Total of y components Fᵧ = 3.0 + 0 + (-3.0) = 0

The y component of acceletration aᵧ is given by Fᵧ = maᵧ. So it is zero.

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