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Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

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When balanced forces act on a body, the body is:

A

Either at rest or moving with constant velocity.

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B

Moving with variable speed.

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C

Moving with variable velocity

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D

Accelerating

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Solution

The correct option is A
Either at rest or moving with constant velocity.

When balanced forces act on a body, the body remains in its state of rest or of uniform motion along a straight line.

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