9. The sled dogs get startled by a noise and the sled (in the previous question) suddenly accelerates in the positive x direction. The stack of boxes does not topple and moves with the sled (i.e. stays stationary with respect to the floor of the sled). During the acceleration, the magnitude of the force of friction between the sled and box L is f. Which of the following is an expression for the magnitude of the acceleration of the sled? A) 2m F -5=ma B) m 3m D) Cannot be determined since we do not know the mass of the sled.

9. The sled dogs get startled by a noise and the sled (in the previous question) suddenly accelerates in the positive x direction. The stack of boxes does not topple and moves with the sled (i.e. stays stationary with respect to the floor of the sled). During the acceleration, the magnitude of the force of friction between the sled and box L is f. Which of the following is an expression for the magnitude of the acceleration of the sled? A) 2m F -5=ma B) m 3m D) Cannot be determined since we do not know the mass of the sled.

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