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First of all, thanks for the reply ehild. your explanation helps me better to understand this problem, let me just paraphrase what you explained just so I understand your point. 1) crate moves together with the truck. So it has to have same acceleration 2) because it's accelerating...

Homework Statement You and a friend have just loaded a 200 kg crate filled with priceless art objects into the back of a 2000 kg truck. As you press down on the accelerator, force F(surface on truck) propels the truck forward. To keep things simple, call this Ft. What is the maximum...