In the diagram, two friends are pushing a box in opposite directions as shown below. The box will move in the ___ direction.

west

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east

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north

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south

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Solution

The correct option is A west
The forces applied by the two friends are opposite in direction. The resultant force acting on the box will be a difference between the two forces in the direction of the greater force. Hence, the box experiences a net force of $3 N$ in west direction. So, it moves towards the west.

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