Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion - Check Your Understanding - Page 83: 2

Answer

(c) The object is either stationary or traveling with a constant velocity.

Work Step by Step

Newton's 2nd law states that $$\sum F=ma$$ If $\sum F=0$, because mass of an object cannot be $0$, $a=0$. In other words, the object has no acceleration. The object is either stationary or traveling with a constant velocity.
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