Question

A girl pushes on a table with a 5-newton force directed to the east. Her friend pushes on the same table with a 10- newton force directed south. Which of the following diagrams best depicts the action of the two friends?

Answer 1

Think like this: 10 is twice as much as 5.

Answer A pushes 2 squares east and 4 squares sout, being doubled just as 10 is to 5. Happy to help :)

Answer 2

Explanation:

It is given that, a girl pushes on a table with a 5-newton force directed to the east. Her friend pushes on the same table with a 10- newton force directed south.  

We know that force is a vector quantity. So, diagram that depicts the action of two friends is option (d). The magnitude of the resultant force is given by :

$R=\sqrt{5^2+10^2}$

R = 11.18 N

Hence, the correct option is (D).