A student pulls on a rope attached to a box of books and moves the box down the hall. The student pulls with a force of 185 N at an angle of 25.0 degrees above the horizontal. The box has a mass of 35.0 kg , and μk between the box and the floor is 0.27. Find the acceleration of the box.

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A student pulls on a rope attached to a box of books and moves the box down the hall. The student pulls with a force of 185 N at an angle of 25.0 degrees above the horizontal. The box has a mass of 35.0 kg , and μk between the box and the floor is 0.27. Find the acceleration of the box.

 
 
 
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