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In the current AP physics B high school textbook in the U.S. it refers to 'weight' as the Force of Gravity vertically down (towards earth/planet you're on). In the first scenario 'weight' is the force of the object pushing straight down on the floor by gravity. (mg, Fg, or rarely termed w)...

Hey, I used to have similar problems you did in the first scenario. One big thing that helped me understand was Newton's second law 'Everything has an equal and opposite reaction.' So let's say for one force to push right (let's use + in this case) and another force to the left (-) with the...