Answer:
The wagon will move to the right.
Explanation:
From the question given above, the following data were obtained:
Force applied to the left (Fₗ) = 10 N
Force applied to the right (Fᵣ) = 30 N
Direction of the wagon =.?
To determine the direction in which the wagon will move, we shall determine the net force acting on the wagon. This can be obtained as follow:
Force applied to the left (Fₗ) = 10 N
Force applied to the right (Fᵣ) = 30 N
Net force (Fₙ) =?
Fₙ = Fᵣ – Fₗ
Fₙ = 30 – 10
Fₙ = 20 N to the right
From the calculations made above, the net force acting on the wagon is 20 N to the right. Hence the wagon will move to the right.
