A person standing on the floor experiences an upward normal force from the floor

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Force and Translational Dynamics · Force and Translational Dynamics

Problem

A person standing on the floor experiences an upward normal force from the floor. Explain in one or two sentences why this normal force does not cancel the person’s weight even though the two forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

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