Question

Bob and John are pulling in different directions. If Bob is pulling to the right with a force of 10N, and John is pulling to the left with a force of 12N

What is the net force acting on the box?


What direction the box will move


If the mass of the box is 4kg, what is the acceleration of the box?

Answer 1

net force = 2N

direction = left

acceleration = 0.5 meters/second

Step-by-step explanation:

the net force on an object is the sum of all the forces acting on it

since Bob and John pull in opposite directions, we subtract forces and the net force is

12N - 10N = 2N

since there is a greater force to the left (12N), the box moves to the left

use the formula Force = acceleration * mass to find acceleration

Force = 2N

mass = 4 kg

Force = acceleration * mass

acceleration = Force / mass = 2 / 4 = 0.5 meters/second