An apple weighing 3 newtons hangs, motionless, from a tree branch. The net force on the apple is

A) impossible to determine from the information that is given.
B) 3 newtons upward.
C) 6 newtons downward.
D) 3 newtons downward.
E) None of the above.


E

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