Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 5 - Newton's Laws of Motion - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 140: 2

Answer

$a = 1.24 m/s^2 $

Work Step by Step

We know that $a=\frac{F-W}{m}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $a=\frac{46.2N-40.0N}{5Kg}$ $\implies a=1.24m/s^2$
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