Free-Body Diagrams

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Free-Body Diagrams

A free-body diagram isolates one body and shows every external force acting on it, including weight, normal force, tension, friction and applied loads.

Core checkpoint: Draw forces, not motion arrows or forces the object exerts on something else.

Which statement best captures the core checkpoint for Free-Body Diagrams?

Draw forces, not motion arrows or forces the object exerts on something else.

Choose a solution before defining the evidence.

Ignore units, limits and boundary cases.

Assume the first result applies in every context.

Enter the highlighted key term for Free-Body Diagrams. Checkpoint clue: What belongs on a free-body diagram?

Which lesson most directly explains the concepts used in this application?

A ladder inspection uses a free-body diagram to check wall, floor and worker loads.

Free-Body Diagrams

The Engineering Design Cycle

Requirements, Constraints and Trade-offs

none of these concepts