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if it said that then it was asking you about the force that the pivot is applying, sometimes it can also be downwards if the upwards forces on the object are more than those downwards the pivot will then apply a force downwards to keep the object in equilibrium thats why if you nail something in the wall and try to move it upwards (not rotating) it wont go becuase the pivot (nail) will just exert a force big enough to cancel out your force if you force is too much the pivot will breakIf it says force exerted it means that the force is considered as upward force??