Question

net force worksheet

if an object is at equilibrium, that means:

all the forces are balanced

there are no forces on the object

the object is accelerating

all the forces are going the same direction

Explanation:

An object at equilibrium has no net force acting on it. This means the sum of all forces in each direction (horizontal and vertical) is zero, i.e., forces are balanced. There can still be forces acting on the object (e.g., gravitational and normal force on a resting book), so "there are no forces" is wrong. By Newton's second law \(F = ma\), if \(F_{net}=0\), \(a = 0\), so the object is not accelerating. If all forces were in the same direction, \(F_{net}
eq0\) (unless force magnitude is zero, but that's a trivial case not the general equilibrium definition).

Answer:

all the forces are balanced