Question

8. The forces acting on a body in different directions are shown them and answer the given below questions. 12N Y -axis 8N 15 N X -axis 12 N i) What is the net force acting on the body along the X - axis ? ii) What is the direction of motion of the object?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

i. Since the forces acting along x axis have different magnitudes and opposite directions we subtract the magnitudes.

 Net force = 15 -8 = 7 N along positive x axis

ii. Since the net force along y axis is 0(equal and opposite forces), the direction of motion is along positive x axis