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A student places a set of books with a weight of 25 N on a lab table with a weight of 150 N. What is the normal force pushing upward on the legs of the table?

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Since the table does not accelerate, the upward and downward forces must cancel.  Since the downward force of the table legs on the ground is the weight of the table and the book, 175N, this is also the force the pushing up on the table legs by the floor.
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