An object with a mass of #12 kg# is on a surface with a kinetic friction coefficient of # 2 #. How much force is necessary to accelerate the object horizontally at # 3 m/s^2#?
1 Answer
Aug 12, 2018
The force is
Explanation:
The coefficient of kinetic friction is
The mass of the object is
The acceleration due to gravity is
The normal reaction is
The coefficient of kinetic friction is
Therefore,
According to Newton's Second Law
The acceleration is
Therefore,