When the forces acting upon an object are balanced, the object will maintain its state of motion; that is, its velocity remains constant. If the forces are unbalanced, the object will either speed up or slow down. The reverse logic is also true: if an object has a constant velocity, then the forces are balanced. And if an object is speeding up or slowing down, the forces are unbalanced.
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The motion of an object is represented by a velocity-time graph.
Is this object speeding up, slowing down, or moving at a constant speed?
Is this object experiencing balanced forces or unbalanced forces?
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The motion of an object is represented by a velocity-time graph.
Is this object speeding up, slowing down, or moving at a constant speed?
Is this object experiencing balanced forces or unbalanced forces?