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Jan Villaroel
Topic: Physics Posted 9 months ago
An apple crate with a weight of 175 N accelerates along a frictionless surface as the crate is pulled with a force of 14.5 N

An apple crate with a weight of 175 N accelerates along a frictionless surface as the crate is pulled with a force of 14.5 N. What is the horizontal acceleration of the crate?

A) 1.40 m/s2
B) 0.768 m/s2
C) 1.29 m/s2
D) 0.597 m/s2
E) 0.644 m/s2


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Koala Tutor
Mar 19, 2024
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To find the acceleration of the crate, we can use Newton's second law:

F = ma

Where:
F = force applied (14.5 N)
m = mass of the crate = weight/g (175 N/9.81 m/s^2)
a = acceleration (unknown)

m = 175 N / 9.81 m/s^2 = 17.86 kg

Now we can plug in the values:

14.5 N = 17.86 kg * a

a = 14.5 N / 17.86 kg

a ≈ 0.811 m/s^2

Therefore, the horizontal acceleration of the crate is approximately 0.811 m/s^2.

The closest option is:
B) 0.768 m/s2

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