I think the question meant to say net force on the box. Since force is a vector, the direction matters. 20N left is negated completely by the 50N right, which means the net force is 50N-20N to the right, 30N.
The <span>force that is needed to accelerate an object 5 m/s if the object has a mass of 10kg 50N because you multiply 5 and 10</span>
Refer to the diagram shown below.
The given data is
mass, kg Coordinates. m
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2 (0, 0)
2 (2, 0)
4 (2, 1)
Total mass, M = 2+2+4 = 8kg
Let (x,y) be the coordinates of M.
Then, taking moments about the origin, we obtain
8x = 2*0 + 2*2 + 4*2 = 12
x = 1.5 m
8y = 2*0 + 2*0 + 4*1 = 4
y = 0.5 m
Answer: (1.5, 0.5) m