Question

Susan goes out to exercise. She runs for one hour at a constant speed and velocity. What is the overall net force acting on

Susan?

Answer 1

Overall net force is zero.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Susan exercise for 1 hour at constant velocity and constant speed.

So, there is no change in the velocity for 1 hour.

We know that, acceleration is the quantity that measures the change in velocity over a given time interval. If there is no change in velocity or if velocity remains constant for a given time interval, then the acceleration of the body is zero.

Now, from Newton's second law, we know that, the net force acting on a body is directly proportional to its acceleration. Therefore, for a body to experience zero acceleration means that the body will have zero net force.

Susan here exercises at constant velocity and so, her net acceleration is zero. Therefore, the overall net force acting on her will also be zero as net force is directly proportional to the acceleration.