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? asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 5 years ago

How do balanced forces make a car stop?

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  • 5 years ago
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    Balanced forces don't make a car stop, unbalanced forces do. Balanced forces imply no net force and by Newton's first law object with no net force acting on them will continue to travel in a straight line with constant speed. So you need unbalanced forces to stop the car.

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