Asked by noah

In which situation is the magnitude of the total force greater than the magnitude of each of the
individual forces? (1 point)
Four people stand on each side of a large box. All four people pull the box with the same amount of force.
Two people stand on opposite sides of a large box. One pushes, and the other pulls with the same amount
of force.
Two people stand on the same side of a large box. One pushes, and the other pulls with the same amount
of force.
Four people stand on each side of a large box. All four people push the box with the same amount of force

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Two people stand on the same side of a large box. One pushes, and the other pulls with the same amount of force.

Reason: when the two forces act in the same direction they add, so the resultant force is the sum (larger than each individual force). In the other cases the forces are opposite or symmetric and cancel.