Equilibrium

The Equilibrium Interactive provides students multiple practice with adding force vectors directed at angles to the traditional x- and y-axis. There are five levels of difficulty. Students can transition from one difficulty level to another difficulty level as needed. Each practice problem displays 1 or more force vectors. Students must drag out one additional force vector with the proper magnitude and direction to balance the given force vectors. Once the final decision for the magnitude and direction is made, students are given immediate feedback followed by the opportunity to try another problem at the same or different level of difficulty. As levels become more difficult, the number of given force vectors increases.

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Users are encouraged to open the Interactive and explore. There is currently no pre-written activity to accompany this Interactive. 

Learners and Instructors may also be interested in viewing the accompanying Notes page. Technical information, teaching suggestions, and related resources that complement this Interactive are provided on the Notes page. View Notes.

We owe a special thanks to Physics teacher Martin Kirby for contributing the The Equilibrium Challenge to our Interactives collection. Martin has contributed many other simulations to our Interactives collection. You can view them all by visiting our page listing all Martin Kirby Simulations. Or visit Martin's website (https://sites.google.com/a/kirbyx.com/) to learn more.