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)

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50 N
50 N

250 N
250 N

-50 N
-50 N

50 kg

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
6 hours ago

To find the net force of the system, we can assign values based on the given conditions. The downward force (man sitting on the chair) is -100 N, and the upward force (spring) is +150 N.

Net Force = Upward Force + Downward Force
Net Force = 150 N + (-100 N)
Net Force = 150 N - 100 N
Net Force = 50 N

So, the net force of this system is 50 N.