two forces act on an object what will be the net force acting on the object in different directions
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If the forces are acting in opp. directions then net force will the in the direction of force which have larger magnitude......
When you have two forces acting on an object, these forces can act in the same direction, opposite direction, or perpendicular direction. The resultant force is the net force.
If the two forces act in the same direction and are parallel to each other, then the net force is
12 N + 5 N = 17 N
If the two forces act in the opposite direction and are parallel to each other, then the net force is
12 N - 5 N = 7 N
If the two forces act perpendicular to each other from a common point, then the net force is
√(122 + 52) = √(144 + 25) = √(169) = 13 N
The lowest resultant force we have is 7 N, so the minimum net force we can have is 7 N.