Question

A stalled car is being pushed up a hill at constant velocity by three people. The net force on the car is Group of answer choices Zero down the hill and greater than the weight of the car. down the hill and equal to the weight of the car up the hill and equal to the weight of the car. up the hill and greater than the weight of the car.

Answer 1

Answer:

Zero

Explanation:

Net force can be defined as the vector sum of all the forces acting on a body or an object i.e the sum of all forces acting simultaneously on a body or an object.

Mathematically, net force is given by the formula;

$Fnet = Fapp + Fg$

Where;

Fnet is the net force.

Fapp is the applied force.

Fg is the force due to gravitation.

In this scenario, a stalled car is being pushed up a hill at constant velocity by three people. Thus, the net force on the car is zero because all the forces acting on any physical object is equal to zero and represents a constant velocity; by balancing or cancelling each other out.

According to Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion which is known as Law of Inertia, it states that an object or a physical body in motion will continue in its state of motion at continuous velocity (the same speed and direction) or, if at rest, will remain at rest unless acted upon by an external force.