Answer :
Mary applies a force of 71 N to push a box with an acceleration of 0.47 m/s². when she increases the pushing force to 83 N, the box's acceleration changes to 0.63 m/s². The mass of the box is 75 kg.
given that :
force F1 = 71 N
acceleration a1 = 0.47 m/s²
force F2 = 83 N
acceleration a2 = 0.63 m/s²
force of friction = f
F1 - f = ma1 ---- (1)
F2 - f = ma2 ----(2)
subtracting both the equation , we get
F1 - F2 = ma1 - ma2
= m ( a1 - a2 )
m = F1 - F2 / ( a1 - a2 )
= ( 71 - 83 ) / ( 0.47 - 0.63 )
= - 12 / - 0.16
= 75 kg
Thus, the mass is 75 kg.
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