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April stands on a flat surface. If she has a mass of 72 kg, what is the normal

force acting on her?
A. 441 N.
B. 296 N
C. 625 N
D. 706 N

User Ricsrock
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

72(9.8) = 706 N upward.

User Ivan Wooll
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Answer:

706

Step-by-step explanation:

IF she is on or near the surface of Earth at the time, then ...

... Her WEIGHT is (mass) (gravity) = (72 kg) (9.8 m/s²) = 705.6 Newtons

... The surface under her feet exerts a normal force, upward,

against her feet.

... If the upward normal force is NOT 705.6 Newtons, then the

NET force on the bottom of her feet is not zero, and her feet are

accelerating, either up or down.

... But she is just standing there, not accelerating either up or down.

... Therefore, the NET force on the bottom of her feet must be zero.

... The normal force acting upward against her feet must be exactly

equal to her weight ... 705.6 Newtons.

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