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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Responses

50 N
50 N

250 N
250 N

50 kg
50 kg

-50 N

Answer 1

To determine the net force in this scenario, we can assign values to the forces. The downward force exerted by the man is -100 N, and the upward force exerted by the spring is +150 N.

The net force (F_net) can be calculated as follows:

F_net = (upward force) + (downward force)
F_net = 150 N + (-100 N)
F_net = 150 N - 100 N
F_net = 50 N

Therefore, the net force of this system is 50 N.