Question

Based on the data given, in what direction will the car accelerate?

A.
upward

B.
toward the right

C.
toward the left

D.
downward

Answer 1

Vertical forces:
There is a force of 579N acting upward, and a force of 579N
acting downward.
The vertical forces are balanced ... they add up to zero ...
so there's no vertical acceleration.
Not up, not down.

Horizontal forces:
There is a force of 487N acting to the left, and a force of 632N
acting to the right.
The net horizontal force is

(487-left + 632-right) - (632-right - 487-right) = 145N to the right.

The net force on the car is all to the right.
The car accelerates to the right.