Vector diagrams can be used to resolve the pulling force into a horizontal component acting to the right and a vertical component acting upwards. Draw a right-angled triangle to scale, in which ...

A push or a pull is a force. Forces can make things move, change their speed, or change their shape. We cannot see a force but we can see its effects. Look at this toy car. It isn’t going anywhere.

A: The fluttering of flags is a dynamic phenomenon involving three forces. The first one is a constant pulling force due to the rope used to tie the flag to a pole. The second force on the flag is ...