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the net force
The overall force acting on an object is the sum of all of the forces acting on it. This is usually easy to work out if you remember that force is a vector so direction of each force has to be taken into account.
Balanced forces acting on an object do not change the object's position.
Yes, the object can have equal forces acting in opposite directions: 5N ->[]<- 5N The object will have forces acting upon it, but will not move.
If the forces are balanced this means that there is no net force acting
the net force
The overall forces acting on an object.
that is called the net force; it is a vector sum of all the forces acting on it
In that case, the forces are said to be unbalanced.
not correct
Resultant
After all forces are summed with vector addition, the result is usually known as the net force (Fn) and can be used in the formula (Fn = ma).
The overall force acting on an object is the sum of all of the forces acting on it. This is usually easy to work out if you remember that force is a vector so direction of each force has to be taken into account.
Balanced forces acting on an object do not change the object's position.
You know that the combined force is enough to overcome the force of friction.
Yes, the object can have equal forces acting in opposite directions: 5N ->[]<- 5N The object will have forces acting upon it, but will not move.
When the net forces acting on an object sum to zero then the object's acceleration is zero.