A 230 kg steel crate is being pushed along a cement floor. The force of friction is 480 N to the left and the applied force is 1860 N to the right. What is the acceleration of the crate?

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anonymous · Answer

net force=mass*acceleartion and 
net force=1860-480

anonymous · Answer

so the net force would be 1380

sidsiddhartha · Answer

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sidsiddhartha · Answer

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so acceleration A=force/mass
$$A=\frac{ F }{ M }=\frac{ 1380 }{ 9.81}$$