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Posted by Michael on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 4:40pm.

Dad (M = 84kg) is pushing his son (m = 14kg) in a box (negligible mass) across the living room rug at a constant velocity. He is pushing on the box with a force of 200N directed at 37° below the horizontal. The normal force exerted by the rug on the box is CLOSEST to?

Physics - Elena, Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 4:51pm
N = mg+Fsinα = 14•9.8 +200•sin37

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