Question

Suppose a man is sitting on a chair and exerting 100 N of force downward, while a spring beneath the chair exerts 150 N of force upward. If you assign a negative value to the downward force, what is the net force of this system?(1 point) Responses -50 N -50 N 250 N 250 N 50 N 50 N 50 kg

Answer 1

The net force of the system can be determined by subtracting the upward force from the downward force. Since the downward force is assigned a negative value, we would have:

100 N (downward force) - 150 N (upward force) = -50 N

Therefore, the net force of this system is -50 N.