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A ____ must be exerted on an object at rest to cause it to move

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Answer:

A body at rest will remain at rest unless an outside force.

Step-by-step explanation:

static friction is a kind of force that is always exerted on a body that doesn't move.

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Answer: A force must be exerted on an object at rest to cause it to move.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because I learned it in school, and because when a force overcomes an object’s inertia, it causes it to move.

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