Question

please write true or false for each statement

1. an object at rest has balanced forces on it.
2. an object at a constant speed has balanced forces on it.
3. an object accelerating has balanced force on it.
4. an object decelerating or slowing down has balanced forces on it.
5. an object in equilibrium must be at rest

Explanation:

• For statement 4: According to Newton's first law, an object at rest has no net force acting on it, which means forces are balanced.
• For statement 5: An object moving at a constant speed (constant velocity, no acceleration) has no net force, so forces are balanced.
• For statement 6: An accelerating object has a non - zero net force (\(F = ma\), \(a

eq0\)), so forces are unbalanced.

• For statement 7: A decelerating object has a non - zero net force (\(F = ma\), \(a

eq0\)), so forces are unbalanced.

• For statement 8: An object in equilibrium can be at rest or moving at a constant velocity.

Answer:

1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. False