Newton 2nd Law word problem help

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"Newton 2nd Law" word problem help

Homework Statement



When the click beetle jumps in the air, its acceleration upward can be as
large as 400.0 times the acceleration due to gravity. (An acceleration
this large would instantly kill any human being.) For a beetle whose
mass is 40.00 mg, calculate the magnitude of the force exerted by the
beetle on the ground at the beginning of the jump with gravity taken
into account. Calculate the magnitude of the force with gravity ne-
glected. Use 9.807 m/s2 as the value for free-fall acceleration.

Given:
m= 4.00 × 10−5 kg
g = 9.807 m/s2
anet = (400.0)g

Homework Equations


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Fnet=Fbeetle-Fg
i think

The Attempt at a Solution



I am really lost on what to do, maybe if somebody could give me the initial setup and explain why i will be able to complete the problem
 
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Forget about it, I don't have any more time to work on my homework, and this hasn't been looked at a single time so, don't even bother working on it.