The discussion revolves around applying Newton's laws to determine the acceleration of a box being pushed horizontally on a surface, given specific forces acting on it.
Some participants express uncertainty about the process, while others confirm the appropriateness of using Newton's second law for the problem. There is a suggestion of a specific calculation method, but no consensus on the final answer has been reached.
The problem involves specific forces and mass values, and participants are working within the constraints of Newton's laws without additional context or information.
Which of Newton’s laws looks appropriate?adams_695 said:Problem Statement: You apply a force of 12.8 N horizontally to a 490 g box that is at rest on a horizontal surface. The friction force between the box and table is 11.2 N. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the box? (answer to two decimal places. Use m/s^2 as units)
Relevant Equations: Newtons Laws
unsure what process to tackle it.
haruspex said:Which of Newton’s laws looks appropriate?
Yes.adams_695 said:would say second Law. am I right in stating that it's just as simple as the 12.8 - 11.2N friction then dividing by .490kg mass?
which rounded to two decimals equals 3.27m/s^2?
haruspex said:Yes.