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Author: KRAUSKOPF, Konrad B.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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Chapter 2, Problem 41MC
An upward force of 600 N acts on a 50-kg dumbwaiter. The dumbwaiter’s acceleration is
- a. 0.82 m/s2
- b. 2.2 m/s2
- c. 11 m/s2
- d. 12 m/s2
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