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What is the net force on an object
at rest?

User Yimin Rong
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-- If it's at rest, then it's not accelerating.

-- If it's not accelerating, then the net force acting on it is zero. (See Newton's 2nd law of motion.)

User Rajan Prasad
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Answer:

Net force equals 0

Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's first law states that an object at rest tends to remain at rest, and an object in motion tends to remain in motion with a constant velocity (constant speed and direction of motion), unless it is acted on by a nonzero net force. Note that the net force is the sum of all the forces acting on an object.

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