Body weight 5 kg. A force of 60 N acts on the body vertically upward. What is the resultant force acting on the body?

m = 5 kg.

g = 9.8 m / s ^ 2.

F = 60 N.

Frav -?

Two forces act on the body: the force of gravity m * g, directed vertically downward, and the force F, directed vertically upward.

The resultant Frav of these two forces will be determined by the vector sum: Frav = F + m * g.

Since the forces are directed in opposite directions, the resultant force Frav will be directed towards the greater force and its modulus will be determined by the formula: Frav = F – m * g.

Frav = 60 N – 5 kg * 9.8 m / s ^ 2 = 11 N.

Answer: the resultant force Frav will be directed vertically upwards and is equal to Frav = 11 N.



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