O Macmillan LearningThree boxes are lined up so that they are touching each otheron a nearly frictionless plane. Box A has a mass ofmд = 20.0 kg, box B has a mass of m₁ = 28.0 kg, and box Chas a mass of mc =51.5 kg. An external force F pushes onbox A toward the right, and the force that box B exerts on boxC has a magnitude of 195 N. Ignore friction.What is the magnitude of the acceleration a of the boxes?What is the magnitude F of the external force?a =BFACm/s²NF =

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