Zookeepers carry a stretcher that holds a sleeping lion. The total mass of the stretcher and lion is 175 kg. The lion's forward acceleration is 2 m/s2. What is the force necessary to produce this acceleration?

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Answer:

350 N

Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's second law:

∑F = ma

∑F = (175 kg) (2 m/s²)

∑F = 350 N

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