A shopper in a supermarket pushes a loaded cart with a horizontal force of 8 N. The cart has a mass of 26 kg. (a) How far will it move in 7.0 s, starting from rest? (Ignore friction.) m (b) How far will it move in 7.0 s if the shopper places his 30 N child in the cart before he begins to push it?

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A shopper in a supermarket pushes a loaded cart with a horizontal force of 8 N. The cart has a mass of 26 kg.

(a) How far will it move in 7.0 s, starting from rest? (Ignore friction.)
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(b) How far will it move in 7.0 s if the shopper places his 30 N child in the cart before he begins to push it?
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