Question

shawn is standing on a diving board at the pool. earths gravity is pulling down on shawn with a force of 400 n. the diving board is pushing up on shawn with a force of 400 n.
assume all other forces on shawn are balanced. which statement describes the forces on
shawn?
the forces are balanced, so there is no net force on shawn.
the forces are unbalanced, so there is a net force on shawn.

Explanation:

Step1: Understand balanced forces

Balanced forces mean the sum of all forces acting on an object is zero.

Step2: Analyze forces on Shawn

Shawn has a downward force (due to Earth's gravity) of \(400\ N\) and an upward force (from the diving board) of \(400\ N\). The sum of these forces is \(400\ N- 400\ N = 0\ N\).

Answer:

The forces are balanced, so there is no net force on Shawn.