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The forces on an object are displayed in the picture below; there is no net force.

What is true of the motion of the object?

The forces on an object are displayed in the picture below; there is no net force-example-1

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Answer:

The object is at rest or moving at constant velocity

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Newton's second law, we have:


F=ma

where

F is the net force on an object

m is the mass of the object

a is its acceleration

From the equation, we notice that if the net force on an object is zero,

F = 0

Then also its acceleration is zero:

a = 0

This means that the velocity of the object is constant. However, this means that:

- either the object is at rest (velocity = 0)

- or the object is in motion, at constant velocity

And this is the case for the object in the picture, since the net force on it is zero.

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