A man exerts a horizontal force of 55 N to push a 7-kg box with a 3-kg cat resting on its top to move it on a rough horizontal floor with a constant acceleration of 2 m/s. The cat suddenly jumps off the box vertically to hang on a branch of a tree. The acceleration of the box (in m/s) after the cat jumps off will be:

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A man exerts a horizontal force of 55 N to push a 7-kg box with a 3-kg cat resting on its top to move it on a
rough horizontal floor with a constant acceleration of 2 m/s. The cat suddenly jumps off the box vertically to
hang on a branch of a tree. The acceleration of the box (in m/s) after the cat jumps off will be:
Transcribed Image Text:A man exerts a horizontal force of 55 N to push a 7-kg box with a 3-kg cat resting on its top to move it on a rough horizontal floor with a constant acceleration of 2 m/s. The cat suddenly jumps off the box vertically to hang on a branch of a tree. The acceleration of the box (in m/s) after the cat jumps off will be:
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