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When Bella pushes a box with a mass of 5.25 kilograms with a force of 15.75 newtons, it accelerates at a rate of 2.5 meters/second2. What is the force due to friction?

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Answer:

the answer is 2.60

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User Functino
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How much ?

(Bella's 15.75 newtons) minus (13.125 that the box feels)

= 2.625 newtons backwards, applied by friction.
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