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ISBN: 9781938168277

Author: William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher: OpenStax - Rice University

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Chapter 5, Problem 40P

In the following figure, the horizontal surface on which this block slides is frictionless. If the two forces acting on it each have magnitude F = 30. 0 N and M = 10. 0 kg , what is the magnitude of the resulting acceleration of the block?

Chapter 5, Problem 40P, In the following figure, the horizontal surface on which this block slides is frictionless. If the

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