General Questions: a Stalled Car Is Being Pushed Up a Hill

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Multiple Choice

General questions: A stalled car is being pushed up a hill at constant velocity by three people. The net force on the car is

• A) zero.
• B) up the hill and equal to the weight of the car.
• C) down the hill and equal to the weight of the car.
• D) up the hill and greater than the weight of the car.
• E) down the hill and greater than the weight of the car.

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