What is the Net Force (Fnet) on this object?
4n box 4n
a
8 N up
b
4 N left
c
0 N
d
8 N right
To find the net force on the object, we need to consider the individual forces acting on the object and their directions.
The given forces on the object are:
- A 4 N force acting to the right (positive x-direction)
- An 8 N force acting upwards (positive y-direction)
- A 4 N force acting to the left (negative x-direction)
- An 8 N force acting to the right (positive x-direction)
The net force is the vector sum of these forces. We can represent the forces on a coordinate system as follows:
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8 N | C
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4 N B 4 N
From the diagram, we can see that the 8 N force upwards (in the positive y-direction) and the 4 N force to the left (in the negative x-direction) cancel each other out.
The only remaining forces are the 4 N force to the right (in the positive x-direction) and the 8 N force to the right (in the positive x-direction). Since they are acting in the same direction, we can simply add them together:
4 N + 8 N = 12 N
So, the net force on the object is 12 N to the right.