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two people are pushing a box north across the floor. on person pushes with a force of 20n, the other person pushes with an unknown force. if the net force acting on the box is 35n north, what is the unknown force?

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Answer: 15 n




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User Cui Heng
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it's 15 N because net force is total force so you take net force - known force = unknown force
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