<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">December 01, 2024</font></p> ## BIG IDEAS - The sum of the forces acting on an object. ### Symbol The symbol for a net force is either $\Sigma \vec{F}$ or $F_{net}$ ### Components Forces may be broken down into [[Component forces|component forces]] and the components on the *x-axis* are added as well as the components on the *y-axis* are added. ### Slide Deck <div style="position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%; padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;"> <iframe loading="lazy" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;" src="https://www.canva.com/design/DAGZszRZXU8/_2HDWKjKItYlbWSrOV90Og/view?embed" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" allow="fullscreen"> </iframe> </div> ### Related Topics --- [[Home|Home]] | [[Mechanics]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Kinematics/Kinematics|Kinematics]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Dynamics/Dynamics|Dynamics]] | [[Force]] | [[Net Force]] | [[Newton's First Law]] | [[Newton's Second Law]] | [[Newton's Third Law]] | [[Inertia]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Dynamics/Weight]] | [[Normal Forces]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Dynamics/Friction]]