While the cart is moving along an aisle, it comes in contact with a smear of margarine that had recently been dropped on the floor. Suddenly the friction force is reduced from -40.0 newtons to -20.0 newtons.

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While the cart is moving along an aisle, it comes in contact with a smear of margarine that had recently been dropped on the floor. Suddenly the friction force is reduced from -40.0 newtons to -20.0 newtons. What is the net force on the cart if the “pushing force” remains at 40.0 newtons? Does the grocery cart move at constant velocity over the spilled margarine?