Latest Free Body Diagrams topics

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Free Body Diagrams category	0	1023	September 13, 2023
If I have a solid rod and hollow rod with the same mass and I let them roll down a ramp, which one reaches the bottom first and why? general , apple	8	25058	January 16, 2026
If two vehicles are identical, except for one weighing twice as much as the other vehicle, and they roll down a hill, which car reaches the bottom first? physics , tesla Neglect air resistance. Assume the extra mass is in the body of the vehicle Hint: What governing physics law is used to characterize this system?	9	23377	June 24, 2024
A machine includes a bronze cart sliding horizontally on steel rails. The design is changed to add a 15° angle to the rails and cart without changing any other features. How does the sliding friction of the two designs compare? carbon	2	1742	September 23, 2025
Motor Sizing - Torque & Power Calculations + Safety Considerations zipline	0	1601	December 11, 2023
You have a mass of 1 kg that you want to drive to the end of a 1 m long horizontal rail in 10 seconds. Determine the minimum power requirement for a linear actuator carbon	0	1419	August 2, 2023
There is a car with a spring attached to it and a wall. Spring is extended and then released. What does the time-varying response look like?	0	1406	August 7, 2020
A car on a hill of constant slope accelerates from rest under gravity to a point on the hill. If you want to maximize the velocity of the car at this point, where along the length of the car (e.g. downhill or uphill) would you fix an additional mass? apple	2	10040	July 24, 2023
Two cars are at the top of a hill. One car is just a simple wheel axle car (not power), one car has a spring suspension system. Which one will reach first? spacex	3	5256	June 3, 2023
What are the factors that influence the spring constant?	1	11826	August 3, 2021
You have two pucks that are slid across a frictionless horizontal surface at the same initial speed, one puck passes over a large dip in the surface. Which one reaches the end of the track first?	6	4866	April 10, 2022
You put a glass of water on a record turntable and begin slowly increasing the speed. What happens first? Does the glass slide off or tip over, or does the water splash out? apple , general , physics	1	11607	August 6, 2020
If you're on a spaceship and want to throw out garbage outside such that it will propel you outwards, which direction do you throw the garbage? firefly	1	1952	July 31, 2021
What's the optimal size rock to throw if you want to throw it as far as possible? apple	1	4646	February 10, 2021
When you use the front brakes on your bicycle, why does your body want to rotate over the front wheel?	1	2286	January 13, 2021
What are the equations of motion for a mass-spring damper system? zoox , amazon	1	4073	October 4, 2020
A floating helium balloon is in the backseat of a car. If the car accelerates forward, which direction does the balloon float and why? tesla	1	6207	August 4, 2020