Calculating Net Force in Opposing and Similar Directions

The video tutorial explains how to calculate net force, covering both balanced and unbalanced forces. It discusses how to handle forces acting in opposite and same directions, using subtraction and addition respectively. The tutorial includes examples to illustrate these concepts, emphasizing the importance of direction and magnitude in determining net force.

What should you do when forces act in opposite directions?

• Subtract them

• Multiply them

• Add them together

• Ignore them

If two forces of 40 Newtons each act in opposite directions, what is the net force?

• 80 Newtons

• 40 Newtons

• 0 Newtons

• 20 Newtons

What term describes forces that result in no movement?

• Balanced forces

• Unbalanced forces

• Net forces

• Opposite forces

How do you calculate net force when forces act in the same direction?

• Subtract them

• Ignore them

• Divide them

• Add them

What is the net force when two forces of 40 Newtons each act in the same direction?

• 0 Newtons

• 20 Newtons

• 80 Newtons

• 40 Newtons

In the example with a push and pull force in the same direction, what is the net force?

• 50 Newtons

• 10 Newtons

• 40 Newtons

• 90 Newtons

When dealing with multiple forces in different directions, what is the first step?

• Break them down by direction

• Ignore smaller forces

• Subtract all forces

• Add all forces together

In the complex example, what is the net force when 100 Newtons act to the right and 40 Newtons to the left?

• 140 Newtons to the right

• 60 Newtons to the left

• 140 Newtons to the left

• 60 Newtons to the right

What is the direction of the net force if the greater force is to the left?

• Upwards

• To the left

• Downwards

• To the right

What is the net force if two forces of 60 Newtons and 40 Newtons act in opposite directions?

• 0 Newtons

• 60 Newtons

• 20 Newtons

• 100 Newtons