A moving company worker places a 252-kg trunk on a piece of carpeting and slides it across the floor at constant velocity by exerting a horizontal force of 425 N on the trunk. What horizontal force must the mover apply to move the combination of the two trunks at constant velocity?

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anonymous · Answer

187kg

anonymous · Answer

Has to be a force though. Must be in Newtons (N).

anonymous · Answer

nvm

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A ship is first seen on a radar screen to be 5 km east of the radar site. Some time later, the ship is at 17 km northwest. What is the displacement of the ship from the first location it is seen at?