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What is the net force of 10n up and 20n to the right?

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The net force refers to the sum of the exerted forces. Let's make a diagram to visualize the forces.

The net force is the blue vector, which is the addition of the other two vectors. So, the net force is


F_{\text{net}}=(20i+10j)N

What is the net force of 10n up and 20n to the right?-example-1
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