Whats the general difference between a balanced and unbalanced force?

Question

haven't learned about them yet but we took a pretest and i was wondering what some major differences are.

=D thanks in advance!

Answer 1

i could be barking up the wrong tree here but I'm sure a balanced force would be stationary (as all forces on the object are balanced) and an unbalanced force would be moving (as a greater amount of work is done by a particular force) thus causing the object to move according to the force doing the greater amount of work.

Answer 2

Balanced forces have opposing forces in the opposite direction that essentially cancel them out.   Unbalanced forces result in a net force in some direction.

Answer 3

Balanced forces do not cause a change in motion. They are equal in size and opposite in direction.

BUT>>>> note that such a balance can exist under both NATURAL tendencies i.e "at rest" or "under uniform rectilinear motion"

if at rest > under balance > will remain at rest

if was moving> or even accelerating, and at time t=0, balance was achieved, then it will continue to move with that (v) which it had acquired at t=0 >>> no change of motion thereafter

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Unlike balanced forces, unbalanced forces always cause a change in motion. They are not equal and opposite. resultant change is in the direction of the dominating force of the lot vectorily. you can apply this as well on 2 natural tendencies