How Do You Identify Forces Acting on an Object?

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Consider the following tasks:

A. Draw a closed curve around the system.
B. Identify “the system” and “the environment.”
C. Draw a picture of the situation.

Which of these are steps used to identify the forces acting on an object?

A only
B only
C only
A, B, and C
None of themI was thinking A, B, and C? Am i correct?
 
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I felt pretty positive with A, B, and C, and it turned out to be correct.