Question

Observation 1: Try to stop a ball coming towards you, so as to save a boundary, by applying a force of some magnitude in the opposite direction of the motion of the ball.

Observation 2: In this case apply the force of the same magnitude but in the same direction of the motion of the ball.

In observation 1 boy saves a boundary by applying a force opposite to the direction of motion but in observation 2, the change in direction of force cost the team 4 runs as the change in direction of force pushed the ball further to the boundary. So, the change in the effect of a force can be experienced by a change in its direction as well as magnitude.

The above statement is:-

Answer 1

Observation 1-

1. Here, when a ball is coming at us, for us to stop it, we need to apply a force equal to its magnitude so that the forces cancel each other and in the opposite direction so that the ball does not go out of the boundary.

Observation 2-

1. In this case, the boy applies force equal in magnitude to the ball's magnitude but in the same direction as the ball.
2. Due to this, the ball goes out of the boundary and the opposite team gets 4 runs.
3. This tells us that magnitude and direction have equal impacts on the action.

The statement given to us is true.

Therefore we can say that the change in the effect of a force can be experienced by a change in its magnitude as well as in its direction.