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What really are balanced forces?

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A balanced force is when two equal forces are applied on an object pushing both ways. Also they are equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions.
When something isn't moving the forces are balanced, eg. Gravity pulls a table down but that table is pushed up by the floor or the ground it stands on so doesn't move.

An UNbalanced force is needed for something to change movement or change direction, eg. a seesaw moving up and down because the forces aren't equal.
A balanced force is a force equally opposed by another force in the opposite direction, meaning that they cancel out each other so the object does not move, unlike an unbalanced force, where the object will move because one force over powers the other.
When something isn't moving the forces are balanced, eg. Gravity pulls a table down but that table is pushed up by the floor or the ground it stands on so doesn't move.

An UNbalanced force is needed for something to change movement or change direction, eg. a seesaw moving up and down because the forces aren't equal.
Unlike balanced forces, we say unbalanced forces when two forces acting on an object are not equal in size.


When a number of forces act on a body simultaneously and the resultant of these forces is zero, then the forces are said to be balanced.
Moment=distance from pivot to source of force x force

Nm= m x N

Moments on either side of an object must be equal for the object to balance.

e.g on a see-saw someone who weighs 1000N sits 1m from the pivot, and someone who weighs 2000N sits 0.5m from the pivot on the other side of the see-saw will balance as in this situation, on both sides of the see- saw Nm=1000
A balanced force is where forces on opposite sides of the object are the same net force (for example, 15 N and -15 N) which makes for the object being at rest. Balanced net force on an object makes for the object ALWAYS being at rest. Also it has to be even on both sides to be a balanced force -Keyaira Pennie
Balanced forces do not cause a change in motion. They are equal in size and opposite in direction.

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When a group of forces is 'balanced', that means that the vector sum of all

of the individual forces is zero, and the effect of that group of forces is the

same as the effect of a single zero force.

Here's an example:

Andrew, Barbara, Claudine, and Mr. Tompkins all push on a large medicine ball.

Each of them pushes on it with a force of 20 pounds.

Andrew pushes it north.

Barbara pushes it east.

Claudine pushes it south.

Mr. Tompkins pushes it west.

Their forces form a balanced group. Their effect on the motion of the ball is

the same as if nobody was pushing on it at all ... zero force.

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Balanced forces are forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction.

Balanced forces acting on an object do not cause a change in the object's motion because they cancel each other making the net external force (or resultant force) equal to zero.

Example : if two people pull on a rope in opposite directions but with equal forces, neither of them will move.

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If you add up all the forces acting on an object, they are balanced if they equal zero. (They cancel each other out).

If the forces acting on a object are balanced, then the acceleration of that object is zero. It may still be moving, but it is not accelerating. An object that is not accelerating, (the sum of the forces acting on it is zero), is in equilibrium.

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balanced forces are forces which are balanced

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Two or more forces are balanced if their vector sum is zero. That means they all

cancel each other out, and the total result is just as if there were no forces at all.

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Two or more forces are balanced if their vector sum is zero. That means they all

cancel each other out, and the total result is just as if there were no forces at all.

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If the resultant of all force acting on a body is zero, then the forces are known as balanced . These forces do not change the speed.

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When a pair of balanced forces acts on an object the ne force that result is?

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