Question

A 23-newton horizontal force westward and a 23-newton horizontal force eastward act concurrently on a 10-kilogram object on a frictionless surface. What is the magnitude of the object’s acceleration?

1) 0.0 meters/second^2
2) 1.0 meters/second^2
3) 2.3 meters/second^2
4) 1.5 meters/second^2

Answer 1

The forces cancel out each other because they are equal and opposite. Therefore the net force is 0 and there will be no acceleration