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Chapter 1: 9E (page 124)

A box rests on a frozen pond, which serves as a frictionless horizontal surface. If a fisherman applies a horizontal force with magnitude 48.0 N to the box and produces an acceleration of magnitude 2.2m/s2, what is the mass of the box?

Short Answer

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The mass of the box which undergoes an acceleration of 2.2m/s2when a force of 48 N is applied on it is 21.8 kg.

Step by step solution

01

Given data

The force on the box is,F=48N

The acceleration of the box is

a=2.2m/s2.

02

Second law of motion

The second law of motion relates the net force , mass and acceleration as

F=ma …(1)

03

Mass of the box

From equation (1), the mass of the box is

m=Fa=48N2.2m/s2=21.8kg

Thus, the mass of the box is 21.8 kg.

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