Suppose a man is sitting on a chair and exerting 100 N of force downward, while a spring beneath the chair exe

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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 kg
50 kg

50 N
50 N

250 N
250 N

-50 N

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50 N upward.

(150 N upward + (-100 N) downward = 50 N net upward.)

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 kg
50 kg

50 N
50 N

250 N
250 N

-50 N

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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 kg 50 kg 50 N 50 N 250 N 250 N -50 N

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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 kg
50 kg

50 N
50 N

250 N
250 N

-50 N