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Posted by frank on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 12:10pm.

A 5.0 kg book is sitting on a table. Which describes the force acting on the book

a. there are no forces acting on the book
b. the force of the table upward is greater than the force of gravity downward
c. the net force on the book is zero
d. kinetic energy counteracts the force of gravity on the book

My answer is A

physics - drwls, Friday, February 26, 2010 at 4:35pm
Doesn't gravity act on the book? Does the book float on the table?

Try again

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