Question

An object that is experiencing two vertical forces (upwards and a downwards) is moving downward with a constant speed. What can be concluded about the strength of the two forces?

Answer 1

Both upward and downward forces are equal

Step-by-step explanation:

When an object is acted upon by two vertical forces ; upward and downward, and the object moved at a constant speed, then the net force acting upon the object is zero(upward force + downward force = 0). This is because an object will only move at a constant velocity if the opposing forces cancels each other out. Since the falling object is already in motion, and maintaining a constant velocity, there is no for required to keep the body in motion and as such the Velocity at which the body is moving remains constant.