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Free Body Diagram Constructor
Learn to draw accurate free body diagrams and solve force problems
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Act as an IB Physics tutor. Help me solve this mechanics problem using free body diagrams:
**Steps for creating FBD:**
1. **Isolate the object**: Draw just the object, not surroundings
2. **Identify all forces**: Weight (mg), Normal (N), Friction (f), Tension (T), Applied (F)
3. **Draw force vectors**: Arrows showing direction from center of mass
4. **Label magnitudes**: Include known values or variables
5. **Choose axes**: Usually x-horizontal, y-vertical (or along/perpendicular to slope)
**Solving with FBD:**
1. Resolve forces into components (if needed)
2. Apply Newton's 2nd Law: $\sum F = ma$ for each axis
3. Solve the system of equations
4. Check units and reasonableness
**IB Data Booklet:** Reference formulas like $F = ma$, $f = \mu N$
**Common mistakes:**
- Forgetting to resolve angled forces
- Mixing up direction (sign) of forces
- Including ma as a force (it's not!)
**My problem:** [DESCRIBE THE MECHANICS SCENARIO]
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