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Posted by mayrel on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 10:21am.

A large wooden crate is pushed along a smooth, frictionless surface by a force of 87 N. The acceleration of the crate is measured to be 2.0 m/s2. What is the mass of the crate?

physics - Henry, Friday, February 18, 2011 at 9:44pm
F = ma,
m = F/a = 87 / 2 = 43.5kg.

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