Question

Marvin is moving furniture in his house, including the 52.8 kg dresser. He is applying a force of 90 N to the left to overcome 24 N of friction to accelerate the dresser. What direction will the dresser accelerate ?

a. up
b. right
c. left
d. down

Answer 1

The dresser will accelerate in the left direction.

Step-by-step explanation:

The dresser will accelerate in the left direction.

When moving the furniture, Marvin applies a force of 90 N to the left. The frictional force opposing the motion is 24 N. Since the applied force is greater than the frictional force, there is a net force acting to the left.

According to Newton's second law of motion, the direction of the acceleration is always in the same direction as the net force. Therefore, the dresser will accelerate in the left direction.