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Grade 12Mechanics

normal is always equal to mg or not...?

Profile image of Aayush kumar
14 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of KARAN ACHARYA
14 Years ago

no.

Profile image of Ashwin Sinha
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer14 Years ago

Dear Ayush Kumar,

No, it's not always mg.... You can get it through free body diagram........

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Profile image of Mujahid Ahmed
14 Years ago

Normal is just the force exerted by the surface on the body It may or may not be equal to Mg.Like in an inclined plane Normal is not equal to mg but rather a component of mg