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There is a 5 kg block sitting on the floor. If the block is being pushed horizontally with a force of 33 N and friction between the block and the floor acts with a force of 15 N…

There is a 5 kg block sitting on the floor. If the block is being pushed horizontally with a force of 33 N and friction between the block and the floor acts with a force of 15 N…
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There is a 5 kg block sitting on the floor. If the block is being pushed horizontally with a force of 33 N and friction between the block and the floor acts with a force of 15 N, what is its acceleration?

User Hitesh Chavda
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If I'm right you bring in newtons second law which is F=ma

you rearrange to a=F/m
so 18/5 (33-15 - unbalanced forces)
acceleration is 3.6m/s squared
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