Question

1. if you are pushing a box toward your friend with a force of 20n, and your friend is pushing the box toward you with a force of 30 n, what will happen to the box? the box will move toward your friend with a force of 50n the box will move toward you with a force of 10 n the box will move toward your friend with a force of 10n the box will move toward you with a force of 50 n

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the net force

Let the force applied by you be \(F_1 = 20N\) (towards friend) and the force applied by your friend be \(F_2=30N\) (towards you). Since the forces are in opposite directions, the net force \(F_{net}=|F_2 - F_1|\).
\(F_{net}=|30 - 20|\)
\(F_{net}=10N\)
The direction of the net force is towards the friend (because \(F_2>F_1\))

Answer:

The box will move toward your friend with a force of 10N.