Answer to Question #319905 in Physics for Rachel Ta

Question

A crane is raising a box of Star Wars action figures so it can be put on a barge to be shipped to its eager recipients. The crane is pulling up with the force of 216N . The box is being pulled down by gravity with a force of 127N . Draw a Freebody diagram and determine what the net forces and then what direction it is acting.

Answer 1

The net force

$$F_{\rm net}=\rm 216\: N-127\: N=89\: N,\quad upward$$