Plot a graph of resultant force F in N on the y-axis against acceleration a in m/s 2 on the x-axis. Draw the line of best fit. The graph is a straight line through the origin. This tells us that ...

It is seen that the contact force F is directly dependent on the Coriolis component of acceleration. Note that the sign on F changes as the sign on x_dot changes; that is, when the particle is moving ...

Data from the graph can be used to calculate acceleration, the distance travelled and the average speed for the motion. Forces, motion and energy Sir Isaac Newton’s Laws of motion describe how ...