Asked by C.W

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)

50 N

50 kg

-50 N

250 N

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
50 N

Explanation: taking downward as negative, man = -100 N, spring = +150 N, net = -100 + 150 = +50 N (upward).