Intro to Biomechanics

What is the PythagoreanTheorem?

• (a + b)² = c²

• a²+b²=c²

• a2 ⋅ b2 = c2

• c² + b² = a²

True or False: Any object with mass has inertia?

• True

• False

Which of Newton's Laws is demonstrated by a ball rolling to a wall then stopping?

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Third Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Law of Acceleration

Why do you lean towards the left when a car turns right?

• Because of velocity

• Because of gravity

• Because of buoyancy

• Because of inertia

Why is it difficult to scoot a bed from one end of the room to the other?

• Momentum

• Friction

• Gravity

• Deceleration

Which trig ratio will you use to find alpha?

• sin(alpha) = b/c

• tan(alpha)= c/b

• cos(alpha) = b/c

• csc(alpha)=a/b