It is not true there must be no forces acting on an object that moves in a straight line at a constant speed. All forces act on an object in balanced.
If an object moves in a straight line at a constant speed it means the object has uniform motion. According to Newton's first law if the forces that act on an object in balanced (∑F = 0) so there are two condition
So there must be forces acting on an object. But, all forces work in balanced.
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