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What is Net force?

Definition 16.4 High School Physics · Chapter 16 — Forces and Motion

The net force on a body is the vector sum of all the forces acting on it, F→=F→1+F→2+…\vect F = \vect F_1 + \vect F_2 + \dots (tip to tail, as in the mathematics volume); the forces compensate exactly when F→=0→\vect F = \vect 0.

The three canonical cases: the net force drags the tip of the velocity vector its own way — longer, shorter, or around. The three canonical cases: the net force drags the tip of the velocity vector its own way — longer, shorter, or around. The three canonical cases: the net force drags the tip of the velocity vector its own way — longer, shorter, or around.
The three canonical cases: the net force drags the tip of the velocity vector its own way — longer, shorter, or around.
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