A student pulls a box of books on a smooth horizontal floor with a force of 100 N in a direction of 37° above the horizontal. If the mass of the box and the books is 40.0 kg, what is the acceleration of the box?" 1.5 m/s2 1.9 m/s2 2.0 m/s2 3.3 m/s2

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  1. "A student pulls a box of books on a smooth horizontal floor with a force of 100 N in a direction of 37° above the horizontal. If the mass of the box and the books is 40.0 kg, what is the acceleration of the box?"
  • 1.5 m/s2
  • 1.9 m/s2
  • 2.0 m/s2
  • 3.3 m/s2

 

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