if one person is pushing an object to the right and another person is pushing an object to the right like so:
10 Newtons →(object)← 15 Newtons
What is the net force?
Are the forces unbalanced or balanced? I think the forces are balanced but I'm not sure what the net force is.
Or actually, the forces are probably unbalanced because the person pushing the object with a force of 15 Newtons is likely causing the object to move. Still not sure what the net force is though.
Net force is 5 because one side is pushing by 5 more newtons.
Thanks. 5 Newtons to the left?
To find the net force, you need to calculate the vector sum of all the forces acting on the object. In this case, the first person is applying a force of 10 Newtons to the right, and the second person is applying a force of 15 Newtons to the right.
To find the net force, you simply add these two forces together:
Net force = 10 Newtons + 15 Newtons
= 25 Newtons
Therefore, the net force is 25 Newtons.
Now, to determine if the forces are balanced or unbalanced, we compare the net force to zero.
If the net force is zero, the forces are balanced, meaning that the object will remain in a state of either rest or constant velocity.
If the net force is not equal to zero, the forces are unbalanced, indicating that the object will accelerate in the direction of the net force.
In this case, since the net force is not equal to zero (it's 25 Newtons), the forces are unbalanced.