Study the image of two people pushing on opposing sides of a dog house at the same time.
Two people pushing on a doghouse. Force vector arrows are marked 25 N upward and 25 N downward; 10 N to the left and 10 N to the right.
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Compute the amount of force acting on the doghouse using the vector addition rule.
Responses
0 N, the doghouse starts moving in one direction and then slows to a stop.
0 N, the doghouse starts moving in one direction and then slows to a stop.
70 N, the doghouse remains at rest.
70 N, the doghouse remains at rest.
20 N, the doghouse remains at rest.
20 N, the doghouse remains at rest.
0 N, the doghouse remains at rest.