GENERAL PHYSICS

MS.SUSANA A.

LAB REPORT NEWTON THIRD LAW

Thanaree Poomviset 5961048

Thaya Ngampravatdee 5961075
Kasidet Numfug 5961032
Papone Sakulratanacharoen 596119
 Vector, in physic, is a quantity that has both
magnitude and direction. It can be represented
by an arrow because arrow has both clear
direction and magnitude (the length of the
arrow). The familiar example of vectors is
velocity, force and acceleration. In contrast, the
INTRODUCTION

scalar quantity has only magnitude but no

direction. For example, mass, volume, and
speed. However, when combining two or more
vectors, it will give a resultant vector. For
vectors in the same direction, we can add them
arithmetically, but for the vectors that have
opposite directions, we can subtract them
arithmetically. To find the resultant vector for
two vectors that dont act in the same or
opposite direction, we need to use parallelogram
method or polygon method (head to tail). Also,
for two vectors at right angle to each other, we
can use pythagorean Theorem (R2=V2+H2). The
vector that balances the resultant vector is
called the equilibrant vector. The equilibrant
vector has same magnitude (size) with resultant
vector but opposite in direction.
 OBJECTIVE
To understand the concept of vectors and how
it relate to the force that act on them, and
also determine the resultant and equilibrant
from the combination of the given forces.

Slotted weights Force table

MATERIALS

Weight holders
MATERIALS

Pulleys String

Ring
SETUP-A Resultant
80

F2 45

F1 30
Equilibrant
260

SETUP-B
Resultant
130

F2 45

F1 30
F3 25
Equilibrant
310
 PROCEDURE
1.Set up material: force table, weight holders,
pulleys, slotted weights, strings, a ring
2.Put the string to the Force one and Force two
that are given on the board with 100g slotted
weight.
3.Record the magnitude and direction of Force one
and Force two
4.Find the resultant vector(R1) of Force one and
Force two by moving the third string until a ring is
in the middle, then record the magnitude and
direction on the sheet.
5.Measure the equilibrant vector(E1) on the force
table, then record on the sheet (same magnitude
with resultant vector, but opposite direction)
6.Remove the resultant string
7.Add the Force three with third string with the
direction given on the board and also the slotted
mass with 100g.
8.Find the resultant vector(R2 ) by moving the
fourth string until a ring is in the middle as same
as number 4.
9.Record the magnitude and direction of resultant
vector and find the equilibrant vector(E2) (same
magnitude with resultant vector, but opposite
direction), then record on the sheet.
10.Do the graphical method with parallelogram
method and polygon method from the data above
and find % difference.
 ANALYSIS OF RESULT
The percentage difference in
magnitude according to the force
table and the parallelogram graph in
the two forces experiment is 18.2
percent. The percentage difference in
magnitude according to the force
table and the polygon graph in three
forces experiment is 9.5 percent.

The data states the difference

between result from the experiment
and the graphing which are quite
different. The data from experiment
is more accurate than the graphing
one. This shows us the human error,
we might measure the weight that
hang from the string wrong as it may
move while we were measuring.
 CONCLUSION
In conclude, we linked this lab about the
vector on the force table to what we had
learned in this chapter. However, on the
lab there are two forces of vector and
three forces of vector acted on the force
table which are given in any degrees.
Then, we will get the resultant vector by
using the ring to help us to find the
resultant. Whenever the ring is in the
middle, we will get the resultant vector
and we will also get the equilibrant vector
which has same magnitude and opposite
direction to the resultant vector. Finally,
we can also calculate the graphical
method by using the forces that are given
and do the parallelogram method and
polygon method then, we would be able to
get the magnitude and direction of
resultant vector and equilibrant vector of
a and b.
RECOMMENDATION
What my group need to
improve- My group need to
improve about the
measurement to be more
accurate. We have to follow the
procedure carefully while using
any method. It is very important
to measure accurate because
the calculation will be change
and might be wrong if the data
from the measurement is
wrong.
REFERENCES
www.physicsclassroom.com/class
/newtlaws/Lesson-4/Newton-s-
Third-Law

https://www.khanacademy.org/sc
ience/physics/forces-newtons-
laws/newtons-laws-of-
motion/a/what-is-newtons-third-
law
WORK LOG Group
Work
members

measure the force

1. Thanaree table from force 1,
force 2, and force 3
that are given and find
the resultant vector

2. Thaya collect the data from

Thanaree and do the
calculation on the
worksheet

3. Kasidet do the calculation part

on the second page of
the worksheet

4. Papone help Thanaree to

measure the vector
from the force table