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Emily is pushing her little brother Tom on a sled. Tom has a mass of 40 kg and Emily is pushing with a force of 10 N. However, the sled is sticking to the ice because of 2 N of friction. What is Tom's
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Emily is pushing her little brother Tom on a sled. Tom has a mass of 40 kg and Emily

is pushing with a force of 10 N. However, the sled is sticking to the ice because of 2
N of friction. What is Tom's final acceleration?


PLZ HELP!!!

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Answer:

The answer is 5 a

Step-by-step explanation:

First subtract two from ten then because of the friction. Next divide 40 kg by 8 N. When you do that you will get 5 for acceleration. Always make sure that you put the symbol next to your answer.

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