An object is moving north at a constant speed. A force of 5 N begins to push the object east at the same moment that a force of 5 N begins to push it west. What will happen to the object?

Question

The object will turn toward the west.
The object will slow down and stop.
The object will accelerate toward the east.
The object will continue moving north.

Answer 1

In this scenario, the object is moving north at a constant speed. Two forces are acting on it simultaneously: a force of 5 N pushing east and another force of 5 N pushing west.

Since the forces pushing east and west are equal in magnitude (5 N) but opposite in direction, they will cancel each other out. This means that there will be no net force acting on the object in the east-west direction.

Since the object is initially moving north and there are no unbalanced forces acting on it in that direction, it will continue to move north at the same constant speed.

Therefore, the correct answer is: The object will continue moving north.