A student tries to push a 30 kg desk across the room. She pushes at a downward angle of 33.2° (measured from the horizontal) with a force of 200 N. As a result, the desk moves with a constant velocity of 1.87 m/s. How much friction is present?  Ff =  N How much does the desk weigh? Fg =  N How much Normal force must be present? FN =  N

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A student tries to push a 30 kg desk across the room. She pushes at a downward angle of 33.2° (measured from the horizontal) with a force of 200 N. As a result, the desk moves with a constant velocity of 1.87 m/s.

How much friction is present? 

Ff =  N

How much does the desk weigh?

Fg =  N

How much Normal force must be present?

FN =  N

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