Question

An object is pulled to the left by a force of 50 N. The same amount of force pulls it to the right. The object will ____.

Answer 1

Required Answer:

The body will stay at rest (Option D). It is because a force of magnitude 50 N is pulled towards left and another force is pulling it towards right with same magnitude 50 N. So, the direction of force is opposite and magnitude is same i.e. 50 N. So, they will cancel each other and net force is 0. Hence, there would be no acceleration.

• Option A - Showing acceleration
• Option B - Showing acceleration
• Option C - Change of direction due to Net force

Hence, these options are incorrect because they are only possible when net external force is non-zero. Staying at rest i.e. Option D means there is no motion and hence no acceleration, this shows that net force is 0$.$

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