How do you get net force?

Answer 1

Add up all the forces acting on the object, and be careful to take the direction of

each force into consideration.

When you do that, you'll notice that 5 pounds of force pushing the object north, and

5 pounds of force pushing the object south, cancel each other and add up to zero,

just as if neither of those two forces was there at all.

When you finish adding up all the forces on the object in that way, whatever force

you finish with is the net force on the object.

Answer 2

To calculate the net force acting on an object, you need to add up all the individual forces acting on the object in the same direction and subtract any forces acting in the opposite direction. The formula to find the net force is: net force = sum of all forces.