Question

PLEASE HELPPPPP!!Calculate the net force acting on obiect A. In your answer, be sure to include the number, unit, and

show direction).
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Answer 1

4 N to the right

Step-by-step explanation:

For the object in this problem, we have 2 forces acting on it:

- A force of 2 N, to the right

- A force of 2 N, to the right

The two forces are in line: this means that the two vectors can be simply added by calculating their algebraic sum.

If we take right as positive direction, the two forces can be written as

F1 = +2 N

F2 = +2 N

So, the net force will be

`F=F_1+F_2=+2+2=+4 N`

And the positive sign means the direction is to the right.