1. A 25-kg box is attached to two light ropes and is being pulled in a frictionless, horizontal floor. The two forces pulling the box is given by: F,is 15 N due east, and F,is 10 N due north. A. What are the forces acting on the box? Identify whether contact or noncontact force. B. Identify the action-reaction pairs. C. What is the acceleration of the box?

1. A 25-kg box is attached to two light ropes and is being pulled in a frictionless, horizontal floor. The two forces pulling the box is given by: F,is 15 N due east, and F,is 10 N due north. A. What are the forces acting on the box? Identify whether contact or noncontact force. B. Identify the action-reaction pairs. C. What is the acceleration of the box?

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Chapter7: Dry Friction

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