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title: "An object is moving to the west at a constant speed. Three forces are exerted on the object. One force is \\( 10 \\) \\( \\text{N} \\) directed due north, and another is \\( 10 \\) \\( \\text{N} \\) directed due west. What is the magnitude and direction of the third force if the object is to continue moving to the west at a constant speed?"
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# An object is moving to the west at a constant speed. Three forces are exerted on the object. One force is \( 10 \) \( \text{N} \) directed due north, and another is \( 10 \) \( \text{N} \) directed due west. What is the magnitude and direction of the third force if the object is to continue moving to the west at a constant speed?

An object is moving to the west at a constant speed. Three forces are exerted on the object. One force is \( 10 \) \( \text{N} \) directed due north, and another is \( 10 \) \( \text{N} \) directed due west. What is the magnitude and direction of the third force if the object is to continue moving to the west at a constant speed?

- **A.** \( 10\sqrt{3} \) \( \text{N} \), directed northwest
- **B.** \( 10\sqrt{3} \) \( \text{N} \), directed southeast
- **C.** \( 10\sqrt{2} \) \( \text{N} \), directed northwest
- **D.** \( 10\sqrt{2} \) \( \text{N} \), directed southeast

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