history and physics books weigh 18 N and 22 N, respectively. Identify each force on each book with a double subscript notation (for instance, the contact force of the history book pressing against physics book can be described as Fhp),

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A history book is lying on top of a physics book on a desk, as shown below; a free-body diagram is also shown. The history and physics books weigh 18 N and 22 N, respectively. Identify each force on each book with a double subscript notation (for instance, the contact force of the history book pressing against physics book can be described as

Fhp),

and determine the value of each of these forces (in N), explaining the process used. (Express your answers in vector form. For the free-body diagram, assume the +x-direction is to the right and the +y-direction is up along the page.)

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We know that according to your given A history book is lying on top of a physics book on a desk, The weight of the physics book is 22 N and history book is 18 N. 

Now we draw a free body diagram of the history book as 

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FPH= -FEH

here, FPH is the force exerted by the physics book on history.

 

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