*please help* If multiple forces are acting on an object, which statement is always true? The acceleration will be directed in the direction of the gravitational force.

The acceleration will be directed in the direction of the applied force.

The acceleration will be directed in the direction of the net force. <-- MY ANSWER

The acceleration will be directed in the direction of the normal force.

The direction of the acceleration on a body upon which multiple forces are applied depends on the direction of the netforce acting on the body.

Therefore, acceleration will be due in the direction of the netforce.

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You are correct. The answer is choice C.

The sum of the vectors is the resultant vector, which is where the net force is directed.

An example would be if you had a ball rolling on a table and you bumped the ball perpendicular to its initial velocity, then the ball would move at a diagonal angle rather than move straight in the direction where you bumped it.

Acceleration is the change in velocity over time, so the acceleration vector tells us how the velocity's direction is changing.