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How can force act on an object that is not changing its motion?

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When the forces acting on an object have equal strength and act in opposite directions, they are balanced. These forces cancel out one another, and the motion of the object they are acting on remains unchanged.

Step-by-step explanation:An object's velocity (a vector) does not change if and only if the net force acting on the object is zero. In other words, if there is no net force on an object, its speed and direction of motion do not change (including if it is at rest).

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Answer Balanced force // Force and Motion Equal forces acting in opposite directions are called balanced forces

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