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A boat is sailing along a river from east to west. The river pushes against it with a force of 500N. The occupants paddles it forward with a force of 1500 N. The force of gravity on the boat is 800N and the Normal force from the water is 800 N

1. Draw the diagram showing all forces acting on the boat

2. Calculate the Net force on the boat

3. State if it is an unbalanced or balanced force

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Answer:

2. 1000N to the west

3. unbalanced

A boat is sailing along a river from east to west. The river pushes against it with-example-1
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