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A book is sitting on a table. Jackie is pushing the book with a force of 9 N to the right. If the force of friction is 4 N to the left, what is the net force?

5 N right
4 N right
4 N left
5 N left

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Answer:

5 N right

Step-by-step explanation:

Fx = 9N-4N

Fx = 5N

Since we can define the x and y axis. We have x to the right as positive.

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