In order to find the net force on such a diagram, we must divide the diagonal vector into two vectors of their own, and then calculate normally from there. We do this by using the rules of sine, cosine, and tangent.
We applied these same ideas in our hover cart lab in which we attatched a rope to our hover carts and moved them around to exemplify our new understanding of vectors.
In addition, we learned that in a free body diagram, when the force and velocity are the same, the object is speeding up, but when they are different, the object is slowing down. Real world connection: When someone walks a dog on a leash, he controls the dog by changing the vector by which he holds the leash. This concept applies the information that we used in the lab today with the hover carts. Also, it would be possible for the owner to measure the diagonal vector by which he holds the leash.
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