When are forces balanced?

Answer 1

Yes. Two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction would be balanced.

Answer 2

There's no such thing as 'a balanced force'. A group of two or more forces is balanced

if the individual forces add up to zero.

-- Think of a tug-of-war, with a very long rope, and 300 people on each end.

-- There are 300 forces in one direction, and 300 forces in the other direction.

-- Surely none of those forces is 'balanced' ... everyvbody is groaning and

straining and digging his heels into the ground and his muscles are bulging

and the veins are standing out on his forehead and his face is turning red.

-- But it's very possible that for a short time, the center of the rope doesn't

move at all ... just as if there were no force on it at all. At that moment, all

of the 600 forces add up to zero, and for just an instant, they are balanced.

Answer 3

Forces are balanced when an object is at rest or not moving

Answer 4

Forces are considered to be in equilibrium when they are balanced and the resultant/net force is zero.

Answer 5

Balanced forces occur when a body is at rest, and when a body is moving at a constant speed in a constant direction.