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A girl is pushing on an object with a force of 25 N. A boy is pushing on the same object but from the other direction with a force of 35 N. What is the net force acting on the object?

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Answer:

Since the force applied at both ends is acting in opposite directions, then the resultant force becomes negative.

= 35 - 25 = 10

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