Question

The forces acting on this object are _______ and the net force is ________

Balanced, 0 N


Unbalanced, 10 N


Balanced, 10 N


Unbalanced, 0 N

Answer 1

The forces acting on this object are Balanced and the net force is 0 N, the correct option is option (a).

A system is said to be balanced, when the resultant of the forces acting on the system is 0.

The resultant of the forces acting in a bi-direction is calculated as

R=
`\sqrt{(F_(x)^2)+F_(y)^2)}`

The force in x direction is Fx=+5-5=0

The force in x direction is Fy=+2-2=0

Therefore resultant force on the system is 0 N.