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Hello
If an object of certain mass is being pulled upwards at constant velocity (and with a constant force) then by
Newton's first law of motion, the net force acting on the object is
zero.
So the force pulling the object upwards must be equal to the force pulling/pushing it down.
The force pulling up the object could be tension in a string, for example.
But then what would be the forces pulling it down? I'm thinking there must be a force in addition to gravity pulling it down, since the pulling force is greater than the force of gravity.
TIA
If an object of certain mass is being pulled upwards at constant velocity (and with a constant force) then by
Newton's first law of motion, the net force acting on the object is
zero.
So the force pulling the object upwards must be equal to the force pulling/pushing it down.
The force pulling up the object could be tension in a string, for example.
But then what would be the forces pulling it down? I'm thinking there must be a force in addition to gravity pulling it down, since the pulling force is greater than the force of gravity.
TIA