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Grade 12th passMechanics

When is the situation when pseudo force should be applied to solve a Physics numerical ?

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11 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Bharat Makkar
11 Years ago
PSEUDO FORCE IS APPLICABLE IN MECHANICS WHENEVER WE ARE CONSIDERING A NON-INERTIAL FRAME OF REFERNCE.ITS DIRECTION IS ALWAYS PERPENDICULAR TO THE NET ACCELERATION OF THE BODY.REMEMBER PSEUDO FORCE IS A FICTIONAL FORCE AS NO FORCE EXIST IN REALITY. ITS ONLY PURPOSE IS TO SOLVE A PHYSICAL PROBLEM INVOLVING NON-INERTIAL FRAME AS NEWTONIAN MECHANICS IS APPLICABLE ONLY ON INERTIAL REFERENCE FRAME.
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11 Years ago
I AM SORRY IT IS OPPOSITE TO THE NET ACCELERATION OF THE BODY AND NOT PERPENDICULAR