Asked by violet

A person is pushing a box across a table. The measured forces on the box are 10N, 14N, -7N, -10N.

Which force is represented by -7N?

force of friction
normal force
force of gravity
push force

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Force of friction.

Reason: The vertical pair must cancel (gravity = -10 N, normal = +10 N), leaving the horizontal pair (push = +14 N, friction = -7 N) with the friction opposing the push.