Given,
The air resistance on the object, f=250 N
The gravitational force, F=500 N
The gravitational force pulls an object downwards, towards the center of the earth. Air resistance is the resistive force that opposes the downward motion of the object.
As the downward gravitational force is greater than the upward resistive force, the net force will be directed downward.
Thus, the net vertical force on the object is given by,
[tex]F_n=F-f[/tex]On substituting the known values,
[tex]\begin{gathered} F_n=500-250 \\ =250\text{ N} \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the net force on the object is 250 N downward.
