Only one force acts on one object. Can the object have 0 acceleration? Can it have 0 velocity?

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anonymous · Answer

@ParthKohli please help?

anonymous · Answer

quickly?

parthkohli · Answer

If there is only one force, does the object have a net force?

anonymous · Answer

no..it only results in itself

parthkohli · Answer

Hmm?

anonymous · Answer

this is a hypothetical situation proposed in the textbook. one of the problems in the textbook.

anonymous · Answer

i said that it had nonzero acceleration..is that wrong? could it travel at constant speed?

parthkohli · Answer

No, I was asking you... what do you think - do we have a net force here?

parthkohli · Answer

Well, that is right. In constant acceleration, do you think that an object can travel at constant speed?

parthkohli · Answer

I must leave. Ponder upon it.

anonymous · Answer

im still confused sorry.

anonymous · Answer

Every action has its own counter reaction......

anonymous · Answer

If there's only one force on the object, then that becomes the net force. Since there's a net force, there's a non-zero acceleration. It may be at rest, though, so velocity may still be zero.