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VladimirAG
2 days ago
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A person is standing on ice. He throws a snowball with a force of 4 N to the right, while the snowball pushes the person with a

force of 4 N to the left. What is the net force on the person?
0 N
8 N
4 N, right
4 N, left
Chemistry
2 answers:
lorasvet [2.6K]2 days ago
8 0
In my opinion,
when two distinct forces are exerted in opposite directions, the resultant force is the subtraction of those forces
Therefore, 4 N - 4 N = 0 N
Tems11 [2.6K]2 days ago
7 0

The result is:

The net force affecting the person is 0 N.

Clarification:

As established, a person is on icy ground. He throws a snowball applying a force of 4 N to the right, while the snowball exerts a force of 4 N to the left on him.

This situation is even as the forces are equal but opposite.

Net force can be defined as F_{net}=F_r-F_l

where

F_r\ and\ F_l indicates forces towards the right and left respectively.

Calculating, F_{net}=0

Thus, the net force acting on the individual amounts to 0 N. The answer is option (a).

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