The law modeled by the illustration you described is Newton’s Second Law. This law states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. In the context of the images you provided, when the upward push of the chair exceeds the downward pull of gravity, it results in an upward acceleration of the person, illustrating this principle.
Which law would be modeled by the image on the left?
Illustration of a person sitting in an ejector seat. In the first image the upward push of the chair and downward pull of gravity are equal, and the person is at rest. In the second image the upward push of the chair is greater than the downward pull of gravity, and the person accelerates upward?
Source: Ruth Thomlevold. NB Illustration. Pearson Education Ltd
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Newton’s Second Law
Newton’s Second Law
Newton’s First Law
Newton’s First Law
Newton’s Third Law
Newton’s Third Law
Rest is the natural state of an object.
Rest is the natural state of an object.
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