Force Characteristics
What conditions/characteristics need to be specified when defining a force?
Expand Hint
A force is a vector quantity.
Hint 2
There are three defining characteristics.
A force is a vector quantity. It is defined when its (1) magnitude, (2) point of application, and (3) direction are known. The vector form of a force is:
$$$F=F_xi+F_yj$$$
Magnitude, point of application, and direction.
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