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If a guy pushes on a 96 kg refrigerator (on frictionless wheels) with 186 Newtons of force, then find the refrigerator's acceleration.

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If a guy pushes on a 96 kg refrigerator (on frictionless wheels) with 186 Newtons of force, then find the refrigerator's acceleration.

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Mass if the refrigerator is $m = 96 k g$

Applied fore is $F = 186 N$

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