The force of friction acting on the box is 17.29 N.
What is force of friction?
The force of friction is a type of force that tries to stop an object in motion or tries to resist an object from moving.
The magnitude of the force of friction is determined by applying Newton's second law of motion as shown below;
F - Ff = ma
where;
- Ff is the force of friction = ?
- F is the applied force on the box = 32.59 N
- m is the mass of the box = 5.1 kg
- a is the acceleration of the box = 3 m/s²
Ff = F - ma
Ff = 32.59 - (5.1 x 3)
Ff = 17.29 N
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