Question

You pull on a shopping cart with a net force of 25 N to the left. Your friend pulls on the same shopping cart with a net force of 25 N to the right. Describe the motion of the shopping cart.

Answer 1

the shopping cart is in equilibrium since the net force acting on it is zero
net force = 25 N - 25 N
net force = 0 N
meaning the shopping cart is not moving because the force exerted by me is counter acted by force acted by my friend. meaning the forces just cancels out and leads to zero net force and no motion