SOLUTION: Amy, Jamal, and Rhashan are fighting over a comic book. Amy is pulling in one direction with 5 N of force. Jamal and Rhashan are pulling in the exact opposite direction. The system

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Question 379581: Amy, Jamal, and Rhashan are fighting over a comic book. Amy is pulling in one direction with 5 N of force. Jamal and Rhashan are pulling in the exact opposite direction. The system is balanced. If Jamal is pulling with -2 N of force, what must Rhashan's force be?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the forces are balanced then they sum to zero.
5%2B%28-2%29%2BR=0
3%2BR=0
R=-3
3 Newtons in the same direction as Jamal.