A crate of mass 50 kg slides on a horizontal floor under the action of an applied horizontal force of 200 Ν and against a friction force of 120 N. Calculate (a) the acceleration, and (b) the applied horizontal force required to give the same acceleration with twice the mass and half the friction.

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A crate of mass 50 kg slides on a horizontal floor under the action of an applied horizontal force of 200 Ν and against a friction force of 120 N.

Calculate (a) the acceleration, and (b) the applied horizontal force required to give the same acceleration with twice the mass and half the
friction.

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