Question

a librarian pushes a 35kg box of books across the library floor. if the carpet resists with a friction force of 91N, what force must be applied by the librarian to accelerate the box at a rate of 0.50m/s​

Answer 1

F = 108.5 [N]

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this type of problem we must use Newton's second law, which tells us that the sum of forces must be equal to the product of mass by acceleration.

ΣF = m*a

where:

ΣF = sum of forces [N]

m = mass = 35 [kg]

a = acceleration = 0.5 [m/s²]

f = friction force [N]

F - f = m*a

F - 91 = (35*.5)

F = 91 + 17.5

F = 108.5 [N]