Question

austen is trying to lift a heavy old television. he is pulling up on the television with a force of 500 n. earths gravity is pulling down on the television with a force of 500 n. assume all other forces on the television are balanced. which statement describes the forces on the television? the forces are balanced, so there is no net force on the television. the forces are unbalanced, so there is a net force on the television.

Explanation:

When forces acting on an object are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, they are balanced. Here, the upward - pulling force by Austen (500 N) and the downward - pulling force by gravity (500 N) are equal and opposite, and other forces are balanced. So, the net force is zero.

Answer:

The forces are balanced, so there is no net force on the television.