1. A force acting on an object in the upward direction is 3 N. The force that would
balance this force could be written as
will balance because 3 N + (____
-) =
acts in the
direction.
You that know these forces
The balancing force
Answer: ow consider a book sliding from left to right across a tabletop. Sometime in the prior history of the book, it may have been given a shove and set in motion from a rest position. Or perhaps it acquired its motion by sliding down an incline from an elevated position. Whatever the case, our focus is not upon the history of the book but rather upon the current situation of a book sliding to the right across a tabletop.
