Question

A force of 100 N to the east and a force or 100 N to the west both act on an object of 10 kg.What is the acceleration of the object?

Answer 1

0 m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

If one force goes to the east and the other goes to the west, we can calculate the net force as

Fnet = 100 N - 100 N

Fnet = 0 N

Then, by the second law of Newton, the net force is equal to mass times acceleration. If the net force is 0 N the acceleration is 0 m/s². So, the answer is

0 m/s²