Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Balanced forces are forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion.

Unbalanced forces are forces that are not equal and opposite, causing a change in the motion of an object.

If two teams pull with the same amount of force, they will not move at all.

An object will accelerate in the direction of the unbalanced force.

Net force is the overall force acting on an object after all the individual forces are combined.

The baseball experiences an unbalanced force as it is propelled towards home plate.

The resultant force is 50N to the left.

The direction of a force determines how it affects the motion of an object; forces in the same direction add together, while forces in opposite directions subtract.

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.

To calculate net force, add all the forces acting in one direction and subtract the forces acting in the opposite direction.