Question

if a person pushes a box up a ramp and the box exerts a force towards the person will the object accelerate, and if so in what direction?

Answer 1

If a person pushes a box up a ramp, the object will exert force and accelerate downward due to kinetic energy.

Answer 2

it depends on the situation....

Answer 3

when the box is on the ramp the downward force is the component of weight of box along the ramp.. if the force exerted by the person is larger than the downward force (mention above) the box will accelerate upwards... if it's lesser than the downward fprce it will accelerate downwards .... if the magnitude of the forces r equal then the object will stay at the rest or will keep moving in a constant velocity....

P.S - this will happen only if the friction between the 2 surfaces r 0 and when there will be no any other force like wind preassure

Answer 4

If the force of the person is greater than the sum of opposing forces box will accelerate upwards. Conversely, if persons force is less. Finally, there will be no acceleration if the forces are equal.

Answer 5

@ ybarrp i think ur explanation much more easy to understand than mine :)