Question

refer to the figure below draw the forces acting on the block of wood used to . as the origin of the forces​

Answer 1

Two forces are acting upon the block of wood on the table.

The forces are:

1. The Earth's gravitational pull: This force act downwards on the wood.
2. The Reaction of the table surface: This force acts upward.

These two forces acting on a book are of equal magnitude and in opposite directions, and hence they balance each other.

Hence, the body is in equilibrium.

All the forces are equal and opposite, bringing the block of wood to rest.