ning two blocks Figure 5.28 shows a 5.0 kg block A being pushed with a 3.0 N force. In front of this block is a 10 kg block B; the two blocks move together. What force does block A exert on block B? Figure 5.28 Two blocks are pushed by a hand. A Frictionless surface 5.0 kg 10 kg STRATEGIZE The two blocks are in contact and are moving together, so we will follow the steps in Tactics Box 5.20. PREPARE The visual overview of Figure 5.29 lists the known information and identifies FA on B as what we're trying to find. Then, following the steps of Tactics Box 5.2, we've drawn separate force identification diagrams and separate free-body diagrams for the two blocks. Both blocks have a weight force and a normal force, so we've used subscripts A and B to distinguish betwAzeen them

ning two blocks Figure 5.28 shows a 5.0 kg block A being pushed with a 3.0 N force. In front of this block is a 10 kg block B; the two blocks move together. What force does block A exert on block B? Figure 5.28 Two blocks are pushed by a hand. A Frictionless surface 5.0 kg 10 kg STRATEGIZE The two blocks are in contact and are moving together, so we will follow the steps in Tactics Box 5.20. PREPARE The visual overview of Figure 5.29 lists the known information and identifies FA on B as what we're trying to find. Then, following the steps of Tactics Box 5.2, we've drawn separate force identification diagrams and separate free-body diagrams for the two blocks. Both blocks have a weight force and a normal force, so we've used subscripts A and B to distinguish betwAzeen them

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Chapter4: The Laws Of Motion

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