A resultant is needed to make something start moving, speed up, slow down or change direction. So an object will remain stationary or moving at a constant velocity unless a resultant force acts upon it.
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Zero resultant force
* If the resultant force on a stationary object is zero, the object will remain stationary. * If the resultant force on a moving object is zero, it’ll just carry on moving at the same velocity.
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Non-zero resultant force
If there is no-zero resultant force on an object, its velocity will change (it will accelerate in the direction of the force)
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When a resultant force acts on an object, what is the change in velocity that is experiences?
* Starting * Stopping * Changing direction * Speeding up * Slowing down