The net force acting on the object, given the various forces acting on the object is 10 N right (option D)
How to calculate the net force acting on the object?
Net force acting on an object can be defined as the total force acting on the object considering the magnitude and the direction of all the forces.
From the question given above, we were given the following forces:
- Force applied in the right direction = 20 N
- Force applied in the left direction = 10 N
- Net force acting on the object =?
The force applied by the current can be obtained as follow:
Net force acting on the object = Force applied in the right direction - Force applied in the left direction
= 20 N - 10 N
= 10 right direction
From the above, we can see that the net force on the object is 10 N in the right direction. Thus, the correct answer is option D