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Engineer · **on:** Jul 28, 2018

The net force on an object in the positive x direction. Consider the following statements: i) The object can be moving in the negative x direction. ii) The object can be speeding up. iii) The object can be slowing down. iv) The object can be moving in the positive y direction. Which of the statements are true?
a. (i) and (ii)
b. (ii) and (iii)
c. (iii) and (iv)
d. Choose this answer if all the statements are true.

Question 2

Five boys are pushing on a snowball, and each is pushing with a force of 20.0 N. However, each boy is pushing in a different direction. They are pushing north, northeast, east, southeast, and south. (Each boy is pushing at an angle of 45.0 relative to his neighbor.) What is the magnitude of the total force on the ball?
a. 54.2 N
c. 24.1 N
b. 48.3 N
d. 0 N