Question

calculate the value of net force acting on given body?5N acting towards right & 15N force acting towards left on the brick.(draw fbd)​

Answer 1

The net force acting on the body is 10N directed to the left.

Step-by-step explanation:

Magnitude of force to the right = 5N

Magnitude of force to the left = 15N

Net force acting on the object and in what direction;

Solution:

It is the vector sum of all forces acting on a body. This net force is the single force that will replace the forces acting on a body;

For the problem;

Net force = Force to the left + Force to the right

Let us take left to be negative and right to be positive;

Force to the left = -15N

Net force = -15N + 5N = -10N

The net force acting on the body is 10N directed to the left.