Question

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Free body diagram of a ball. Two force vectors are shown. One is 5 N to the left and the other is 8 N to the right.

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In which direction is the overall force acting on the ball?

Responses

downwards
downwards

to the right
to the right

to the left
to the left

upwards

Answer 1

it has to be one of those answers

Answer 2

now u got it

Answer 3

There is no overall force acting on the ball as the two forces mentioned are equal and opposite in direction. The net force is zero.

Answer 4

In that case, the overall force acting on the ball is to the left, as the 5 N force to the left is smaller in magnitude than the 8 N force to the right. Therefore, there is a net force of 3 N to the right, which results in an overall force to the left.

Answer 5

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