1. What force is necessary to accelerate a 30,000 lbs railway electric car at the rate of 1.25 ft/s², if the force required to overcome the frictional resistance force is 400 lbs?*

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21. What force is necessary to accelerate a 30,000 lbs railway electric car at the rate of 1.25 ft/s², if the force required to overcome the frictional resistance force is 400 lbs?*
 
 
 
a. 1,493.61 lb
 
 
 
b. 1,657.42 lb
 
 
 
c. 1,489.35 lb
 
 
 
d. 1564.60 lb
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