An object with a mass of #12 kg# is on a surface with a kinetic friction coefficient of # 1 #. How much force is necessary to accelerate the object horizontally at # 3 m/s^2#?

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Junaid Mirza
Mar 21, 2018

#"36 N"#

Explanation:

From Newton’s second law,

#"F = ma"#

#"F" = "12 kg" × "3 m/s"^2 = "36 N"#

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