FRICTION
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to
● 1: define friction
● 2: describe the nature and effects of friction on the
● motion of a body
● 3: compare and contrast the three types of friction
● 4: justify the importance of friction in everyday life
● 5: define coefficient of friction
● 6: solve problems involving coefficient of friction
● 7: cite ways of increasing and decreasing friction
● 8: explain how air resistance affects the motion of a body
Scenario 1. Student one is pushing a
chair while student 2 is sitting on it. He
or she will push the chair for a distance
of two meters.
Questions
- Is it hard to push the chair
with a person sitting on it?
- What does it feel like to
push the chair on a rough
floor?
- What do you think are the
factors that make the chair
hard to push?
Friction
is a force that
opposes relative
motion between
systems in contact. It
exists between
surfaces of two
bodies in contact.
Friction
● These two bodies
exert forces on each
other; they stick
together and resist
motion.
Friction force
● a force that tends to
oppose motion
Friction
● is created due to the
interlocking of bumps
and irregularities on
the surfaces of sliding
objects.
TYPES OF FRICTION
STATIC KINETIC ROLLING
FRICTION FRICTION FRICTION
For bodies at For bodies in For bodies in
rest sliding motion rolling motion
STATIC
FRICTION 01
KINETIC
FRICTION 02
ROLLING
FRICTION 03
FRICTION
FRICTION
The friction is related to the normal force by the
equation,
Where:
f = friction force
μ = coefficient of friction; its value depends
on the nature of the two surfaces in contact
N = normal force
NORMAL FORCE
NORMAL FORCE
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION
Example 1
Example 1.
Given: m = 40 kg
μs = 0.5
μk = 0.3
Required:
a. Fx to start it moving
b. Fx to keep it moving
𝑓
Solution: μ = = 𝑁
Solution: μ = f/𝑁
a. fs = Fx when v = 0 m/s b. fk = Fx at constant v
Fx = μs N Fx = μk N
Fx = (0.5)( 40 kg) ( 9.8 m/s2) Fx = (0.3)( 40 kg) ( 9.8 m/s2)
Fx = 196 N Fx = 117.6 N
Example 2
Example 2
Given: m = 5 kg
Fs = 50 N
Required: μs
Solution: Solving for
Normal force(N)
N = W = mg = 5 kg (
9.8m/s2)
N = 49 N
𝐹 50𝑁
Therefore, μs = 𝑁𝑠 = 49𝑁
=1.02
WAYS OF INCREASING AND REDUCING FRICTION
Use of lubricants
Polishing Use of ball bearings
By streamlining
AIR RESISTANCE
STREAMLINING
