accelerating downward at 9.8 m/s2? a. The table presses back up on the book with an equal and opposite force of 20 newtons. B b. The table presses back up on the book with a force greater than 20 newtons. c. The table and the book together are accelerating downwards at 9.8 m/s 2. D d. The inertia of the book holds it up. E e. No answer

accelerating downward at 9.8 m/s2? a. The table presses back up on the book with an equal and opposite force of 20 newtons. B b. The table presses back up on the book with a force greater than 20 newtons. c. The table and the book together are accelerating downwards at 9.8 m/s 2. D d. The inertia of the book holds it up. E e. No answer

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Description: 1. A book rests on a table. The force of gravity pulls down on the book with a force of 20 newtons. What prevents the book fromaccelerating downward at 9.8 m/s2?A a. The table presses back up on the book with an equal and opposite force of 20 newtons

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Chapter4: The Laws Of Motion

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