A Car Is Driving on a Level Highway

question 107

Multiple Choice

A car is driving on a level highway. It is acted upon by the following forces: a downward gravitational force of 12 kN, an upward contact force due to the road of 12 kN, another contact force due to the road of 7 kN directed West, and a drag force due to air resistance of 5 kN directed East. What is the net force acting on the car?

• A) 7 kN East
• B) 24 kN up
• C) 2 kN West
• D) 5 kN East
• E) 2 kN East

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