Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 2E
A heavy ball with a mass of 4.5 kg is observed to accelerate at a rate of 7.0 m/s2. What is the size of the net force acting on this ball?
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