An object on a flat frictionless table has a net horizontal force of 10 N exerted on it. What type of motion would the object have?
horizontal motion,accelerating
If an object on a flat frictionless table has a net horizontal force of 10 N exerted on it, it will have an acceleration in the direction of the net force. According to Newton's second law of motion, F = ma, where F is the net force, m is the mass of the object, and a is the acceleration. Since the net force is 10 N and assuming the mass of the object does not change, the object will have an acceleration of 10 m/s^2 in the direction of the net force. Therefore, the object will have a linear motion with constant acceleration.
To determine the type of motion an object would have when a net horizontal force is exerted on it, we need to consider Newton's laws of motion.
Newton's first law, also known as the law of inertia, states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an external force.
In this case, the object on the flat frictionless table has a net horizontal force of 10 N exerted on it. Since there is no friction on the table, the only external force acting on the object is the applied force.
According to Newton's first law, if there is no other force acting on the object, it would continue its motion with the same speed and in the same direction. Therefore, the object would have a uniform motion in a straight line.
In other words, it would move at a constant velocity (speed and direction) in the horizontal direction, as long as the net horizontal force of 10 N continues to act on it without any opposing forces such as friction.