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True or False: A boy pushed a box with a weight of 300N up a ramp. He said that, because the ramp was 1.0m high and 3.0m long, he must have been pushing with force of exactly 100N.

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False

Step-by-step explanation:

The force of an object does not depend on the dimensions of the said object. The formula for force is

F = Ma, where

m = mass and a = acceleration

The force is dependent on the size of the object and its acceleration. An object 2m by 5m running at a acceleration of x m/s² and weighing y kg will have the same force as another object 15m by 25m running at the same acceleration x m/s² and weighing y kg

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