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A boy kicks a ball with a force of 40 N. At exactly the same moment, a gust of wind blows in the opposite direction of the kick with a force of 40 N. What happened to the ball?

A. It began to move with a speed of 80 m/s.

B. It did not move.

C. It moved in the direction that the wind was blowing.

D. It moved in the direction of the kick.

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The answer is B the ball doesn’t move

40n—> <— 40n it equals out

User Abhishek Batra
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B, the opposing forces are the same, thus, the ball doesn't move back or forward.
User Kirilv
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