In all cases, except case 1 the forces are unbalanced, and therefore, the net force is different from 0.
<h3>How forces act?</h3>
In physics, forces are balanced if opposite forces have the same magnitude, for example:
- If two people are pulling a rope with a 5N force the forces are balanced and the rope will not move.
Based on this, from the diagrams presented only diagram 1 has balanced forces because this is the only case in which opposite forces have the same magnitude.
<h3>Let's calculate the net force in each case or the total sum of forces. </h3>
To do this, consider that forces pointing upwards and to the right are positive.
Case 1
- Net force: 10 N + 10 N - 10 N - 10 N = 0 N
Case 2
- Net force: 10N + 15 N - 10 N - 10 N = 5 N
- The direction of this object is to the right because the strongest force goes in that direction.
Case 3
- Net force: 17 N + 17 N - 10 N - 12 N = 12 N
- The direction of this object is to the right and upwards because these are the two strongest forces.
Case 4
- Net force: 17N + 10 N - 10N - 12 N = 5 N
- This object will move upwards because this is the strongest force.
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