5.3 Give the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on a stone of mass 0.1 kg,

(a) Just after it is dropped from the window of a stationary train

 

(b) Just after it is dropped from the window of a train running at a constant velocity of 36 km/h

 

(c) Just after it is dropped from the window of a train accelerating with 1 m s-2

 

(d) Lying on the floor of a train which is accelerating with 1 m s-2, the stone being at rest relative to the train. (Neglect air resistance throughout.)

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(a) Mass of the stone, m = 0.1 kg, Acceleration due to gravity = 10 m/s2

Net force = 0.1 * 10 N = 1.0 N. The direction of force is downwards

 

(b) Since the train is moving at a constant velocity, the acceleration imparted by the train is zero. Only acceleration acting on the stone is gravity. So the

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