A car is at rest with respect to a tree. The net force acting on the car is non-zero.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

Here, the position of the car remains fixed with respect to time. This means that the car is at rest and there is no change in its state of motion. Hence, the net force on the car is zero and the given statement is false.

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