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A wagon having a mass of 71 kg is accelerated across a level road at 0.87 m/s2. What net force acts on the wagon horizontally?

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Answer:

The value is
F = 61.77 \ N

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

The mass of the wagon is
m = 71 \ kg

The acceleration is
a = 0.87 \ m/s^2

Generally the net force of the wagon is mathematically represented as


F = m * a

=>
F = 71 * 0.87

=>
F = 61.77 \ N

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