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A 1.0 kg book is at rest on a table top diagram the forces acting on the book

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In the diagram attached, we will be able to see that the total force
F acting on the book is zero
, according to the First Newton law, which states that an object is in equilibrium is the total force exerted on it is zero:



F=F_(T)-W=0 (1)


Which is the same as:




F_(T)=W (2)


Where
W is the weight of the book, which is the product of the mass
m of the book and the gravity acceleration
g:



W=mg (3)


Being
m=1.0kg and
9.8(m)/(s^(2)), the weight of the book is:



W=(1.0kg)(9.8(m)/(s^(2)))



W=9.8N (4)



Then, equation (2) means that the force
W due to the weight acting on the book is the same in magnitude but in opposite direction to the force
F_(T) the table exerts on the book
, which is in accordance with the third Newton law of action and reaction.



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