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A student pushes a box with a total mass of 50kg. What is the net force on the box if it accelerates 1.5m/s^2?
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A student pushes a box with a total mass of 50kg. What is the net force on the box if it accelerates 1.5m/s^2?

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As the second law of physics states, the force is equal with the mass multiplied with the acceleration of the object.

F=m*a
Thus for the given box the net force on it is

F=50*1.5 (m/s^2)=75 (N)
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