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Which of the following scenarios accurately describes magnitude and direction?(1 point)
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A car traveling northward with 5 kN of force could be brought to a stop by a southward force of 10 kN.
A car traveling northward with 5 kN of force could be brought to a stop by a southward force of 10 kN.

A car traveling northward with 5 kN of force could be brought to a stop by a northward force of 5 kN.
A car traveling northward with 5 kN of force could be brought to a stop by a northward force of 5 kN.

A car traveling northward with 5 kN of force could be brought to a stop by a southward force of 5 kg.
A car traveling northward with 5 kN of force could be brought to a stop by a southward force of 5 kg.

A car traveling northward with 5 kN of force could be brought to a stop by a southward force of 5 kN.
A car traveling northward with 5 kN of force could be brought to a stop by a southward force of 5 kN.
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"A car traveling northward with 5 kN of force could be brought to a stop by a southward force of 5 kN."

Reason: to stop you need a force opposite in direction; equal magnitude (5 kN south) will exactly cancel the northward force. "kg" is a unit of mass (wrong), and a northward force wouldn't decelerate the car. (A larger southward force would also stop it but then cause net acceleration south.)