A small watermelon has a weight of about 10 N. You lift the watermelon up and hold it at rest above your head. The resultant or net force on the watermelon is A. 0.1 N. B. 1 N. C. none of these D. 10 N. E. 0 N.

A small watermelon has a weight of about 10 N. You lift the watermelon up and hold it at rest above your head. The resultant or net force on the watermelon is A. 0.1 N. B. 1 N. C. none of these D. 10 N. E. 0 N.

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A small watermelon has a weight of about 10 N. You lift the watermelon up and hold it at rest above your head. The resultant or net force on the watermelon is

A. 0.1 N.
B. 1 N.
C. none of these
D. 10 N.
E. 0 N.

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