Question

12.

There are two forces acting upon the book. The Earth's gravitational pull exerts a downward force and the table pushes up on the book. Since these two forces are of equal magnitude and in opposite directions, they ________ each other.

A. balance
B. push against
C. slide past
D. focus

Answer 1

The Earth's gravitational pull and the table's force are of equal magnitude and in opposite directions, they balance each other.

Step-by-step explanation:

A book placed on a surface have two forces acting on it which are, a force that pulls it toward the ground in a downward direction, that is gravitational pull and a second which is acted on the book on upward direction making a balance on the object.

This follows Newton’s third law of motion that states every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
`\bold{\mathrm{F}_{\mathrm{A}}=-\mathrm{F}_{\mathrm{B}}}`