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

-- The net force on the box is 2N to the left.

-- The box will move to the left and accelerate to the left.

-- F=ma . a=F/m . a=(2N)/(4kg).

a = 0.5 m/s^2 to the left.