What is Free Body Diagram?
Free Body Diagram
A diagram showing all external forces acting on an object is called "Free Body Diagram" F.B.D.
In a specific problem, first, we are required to choose a body and then we find the number of forces acting on it, and all the forces are drawn on the body, considering it as a point mass. The resulting diagram is known as the free body diagram (FBD).
For example, if two bodies of masses $m$ and $M$ are in contact and a force $F$ on $M$ is applied from the left fig. (a), the free body diagrams of $M$ and $m$ will be as shown in fig. (b) and (c).
Important Point :
Two forces in Newton's third law never occur in the same free-body diagram. This is because a free-body diagram shows forces acting on a single object, and the action-reaction pair in Newton's third law always act on different objects.
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