Ms. Fizics pushed a large crate of textbooks (75 kg) down the hall to her office.  She pushed as hard as she could and the crate accelerated down the hall at a rate of 1.5 m/s2.  There was a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.48 between the crate and the floor. (a)    Draw a free-body diagram for the crate. (b)    Determine the net force on the crate. (c)    Determine the crate's normal force.

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Ms. Fizics pushed a large crate of textbooks (75 kg) down the hall to her office.  She pushed as hard as she could and the crate accelerated down the hall at a rate of 1.5 m/s2.  There was a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.48 between the crate and the floor.


(a)    Draw a free-body diagram for the crate.
(b)    Determine the net force on the crate.
(c)    Determine the crate's normal force.
(d)    Determine the force of friction on the crate.
(e)    Determine the force exerted by Ms. Fizics.

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