Question

When two forces act in oppsite directions then net force acting two forces

Answer 1

Answer:

When two forces act in opposite directions then the net force acting on the object is the difference between the two forces.

Explanation:

In the figure having two elephants, the force exerted by both the elephants is 200N. So as stated above,

Resultant Force= Difference in forces. ( if they are in opposite direction)

R= (200-200)N

= O N

But what if the forces aren't equal?

In the attachment consisting people exerting force on the rope in opposite direction, there are forces of two different magnitude, so this time force is not going to be zero. Let's check it out.

Resultant Force= Difference in forces (if they are in opposite direction)

R= 500N-450N

R= 50N

Note that the magnitude of resultant force is always positive. You will read this in higher classes.

Thank you.