SOLUTION: a boy and a girl are pulling a heavy crate at the same time with 10 units of force each.what is the net foce acting on the object

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Question 1118874: a boy and a girl are pulling a heavy crate at the same time with 10 units of force each.what is the net foce acting on the object
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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If they are pulling in exactly the same direction, the net force is 10+10= +highlight%28+20+%29+ units.
If they are not pulling in the same direction then the two force vectors need to be specified.