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What Common Mistakes Should You Avoid When Creating Free Body Diagrams?

  1. Forces Not Shown: Always remember to include all forces acting on an object. About 25% of students forget to add important forces.

  2. Wrong Direction: Make sure the arrows point the right way. About 40% of diagrams have arrows pointing incorrectly.

  3. Forgetting Gravity: Not showing gravity is a common mistake. This happens in up to 30% of cases.

  4. Labeling Forces: Make sure to label each force clearly (like using FgF_g for gravity). Around 20% of diagrams don’t have any labels.

  5. Size of Arrows: Show forces with arrows that are the right size. When arrows are different sizes, it can confuse things, and this affects about 15% of students' diagrams.

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What Common Mistakes Should You Avoid When Creating Free Body Diagrams?

  1. Forces Not Shown: Always remember to include all forces acting on an object. About 25% of students forget to add important forces.

  2. Wrong Direction: Make sure the arrows point the right way. About 40% of diagrams have arrows pointing incorrectly.

  3. Forgetting Gravity: Not showing gravity is a common mistake. This happens in up to 30% of cases.

  4. Labeling Forces: Make sure to label each force clearly (like using FgF_g for gravity). Around 20% of diagrams don’t have any labels.

  5. Size of Arrows: Show forces with arrows that are the right size. When arrows are different sizes, it can confuse things, and this affects about 15% of students' diagrams.

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