Timeline for Why will a force applied perpendicular to the motion of a point mass not change the magnitude of its velocity?
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| May 9, 2023 at 14:27 | comment | added | John Alexiou | @Dubious - yes, I forgot to mention this fact, but since mass is scalar, the acceleration vector is always parallel to the force vector. | |
| May 9, 2023 at 14:00 | comment | added | Dubious | Hi John - many thanks and it does make sense the way you have answered my question. I think I may have an incorrect perception of F=ma in its non-vector form . When a net force is applied to a point mass, I have always equated this to an acceleration and therefore a rate of change in the magnitude of its velocity. | |
| May 9, 2023 at 13:43 | history | edited | John Alexiou | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 9, 2023 at 13:37 | history | answered | John Alexiou | CC BY-SA 4.0 |