Two children pull on a sled, one to the left with a force of 15 N and the other to the right with a force of 24 N. Consider the force of

friction small enough to ignore. What is the net force acting on the sled?

The net force is zero, since the children are pulling in opposite directions.

The net force is 9 N to the right, since the force to the right is larger in magnitude than the force to the left.

O The net force is 39 N to the right, because that is the total amount of force applied to the sled.

O The net force is 24 N to the right, since that is the largest force.

Correct. The net force is found by adding all forces acting on an object together while keeping direction in mind. In this case the

force to the left balances 15 N of the force to the right, so that the remaining force to the right, 9 N, is the net force.

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