Question

The forces acting on a wooden block are shown in the figure given alongside. Find the resultant of the forces and the direction of the resultant force.

Answer 1

Total forces acting downwards $=2$ N $+22$ N $=24$ N

Total forces acting upwards $=8$ N $+14$ N $=22$ N

Resultant force

$=$ Difference between the magnitude of forces

$=24$ N $–22$ N $=2$ N .

The wooden block will move in the downward direction with the resultant force of $2$ N acting on it.