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What is the net force that acts on a 10-N falling object

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What is the net force that acts on a 10-N falling object when it encounters 4 N of air resistance? 10 N of air resistance?

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QUESTION:

What is the net force that acts on a 10-N falling object when it encounters 4 N of air resistance? 10 N of air resistance?

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The force  acting on the object due to its weight, when it is falling downward is 10 N. The force  due to air resistance is 4 N.

The forces can be represented on the Cartesian coordinate axes as,

                         

                                                                   

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