Study the scenario.
A toy car is pushed across the floor with a force of 4 N to the right. There is 1 N of friction acting on the car to the left.
What is the net force acting on the car?
Responses
3 N
3 N
0.25 N
0.25 N
5 N
5 N
4 N
3 N
To find the net force acting on the car, we need to take into account the force applied to the right and the friction force acting to the left.
The force applied to the right is 4 N, and the friction force acting to the left is 1 N.
To find the net force, we subtract the friction force from the force applied to the right:
Net force = force applied to the right - friction force
Net force = 4 N - 1 N
Net force = 3 N
So, the net force acting on the car is 3 N.