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1. Phoebe Physics pulls a wagon with a force of 80 N.

a) What is the net force if the force of friction between the wagon and the ground is 12 N?
b) If she uses 80 N to pull the wagon through a mud puddle, and the net force on the
wagon is 38 N, what friction force acts on the wagon?

2. How much force is required to keep a 780 N box moving at constant velocity across the
floor if the friction force between the box and the floor is 160 N?

3. A rocket weighs 2.0 x 107 N. Its engines exert 2.5 x 107 N of force at lift-off. What is
the net force applied to the rocket?

4. Two children having a disagreement pull on a sled in opposite directions. One pulls with
a force of 200 N east, the other with a force of 175 N west. A friction force of 10 N
exists between the sled and the surface. Determine the net force on the sled.

5. A heavy wagon is pulled along the sidewalk by a force of 12 N, with a 10 N force

opposing the motion. The force of gravity on the wagon is 20 N.
a) Draw a f.b. diagram showing all the forces acting on the wagon.
b) Determine the net force on the wagon.

6. A 400 N force pulls due north on a crate. What other force must act on the crate if:
a) the net force on the crate is 386 N due south?
b) the net force on the crate is 152 N due north?

7. Hayley Davidson is riding her motorbike south along a flat, horizontal road. The total
weight of Hayley and her hog is 1800 N. The engine exerts a 600 N force
forward. The air resistance acting on Hayley and the bike is 200 N. The total friction
between the tires and the road is 100 N.
a) Draw a f.b. diagram for the system that includes Hayley and her motorbike.
b) Calculate the net force on the system.

8. A textbook sitting on a table weighs 3.6 N. If you push straight down on the book with a
force of 8.4 N, what is the normal force acting on the book?
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1. a) 68 N b) 22 N 2. 160 N 3. 5.0 x 10 N 4. 15 N east 5 a) see below b) 2 N 6. a) 786 N south
b) 248 N south 7. a) see below b) 300 N 8. 12 N up

5 a) 7 a)
20 N 1800 N
10 N 12 N 200 N 600 N

20 N 100 N
1800 N
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1. Determine the mass of the following:

a) a 30.0 N cat. b) a 75.0 N dog.

2. What is the weight of a 750 kg Volkswagen:

a) on the Earth’s surface?
b) on Mars, where g = 3.3 N/kg?

3. If a net force of 6.0 N acts on a 4.0 kg mass, what is its acceleration?

4. Referring to worksheet 1 of this section, determine the following:

a) from question 1: i) the mass of the 20 N wagon.
ii) the acceleration of the wagon.
b) from question 2: i) the mass of Hayley + motorcycle.
ii) the acceleration of bike and rider.

5. What is the net force acting on a car moving at a constant velocity of 55 km/h?

6. A model rocket weighs 4.5 N. Its engine exerts an upward thrust of 13.1 N at lift-off.
a) What is the mass of the rocket?
b) What is the acceleration of the rocket at lift-off?
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7. An elevator of mass 890 kg has an upward force of 1.10 x 10 N applied to it. Determine
the following:
a) the net force on the elevator.
b) the acceleration of the elevator.

8. In a competition, a small robot accelerates

forward at 0.25 m/s2 as it pushes a wood a = 0.25 m/s2
block of mass 1.6 kg towards a basket.
A friction force of 3.7 N exists between
the block and floor.

a) What is the net force acting on the block?

b) What force is the robot applying to accelerate the block?

9. A hoist is used to lift a 780 kg car upward

with an acceleration of 0.110 m/s2.

a) What is the net force acting on the car? a = 0.11 m/s2

b) What force was used to lift the car?
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1. A 2.5 kg block has a force of sliding friction between it and a level surface of 3.5 N. This
block is pulled by an applied force of 14 N.
a) Find the coefficient of sliding friction between block and surface.
b) What is the unbalanced force as the block is moved?
c) What is the acceleration of the block?

2. A 15 kg mass is accelerated at 2.0 m/s2 along a horizontal table.

a) What net force is acting on this mass?
b) A friction force of 7.0 N acts on the mass above. What is the coefficient of sliding
friction between mass and table?
c) Given the friction force in b), what applied force is needed to accelerate this mass at
2.0 m/s2?

3. What is the coefficient of sliding friction if a force of 400 N is required to pull a 55 kg

crate on a horizontal warehouse floor at constant speed?

4. A force of 10 N is used to pull a 2.3 kg block along a horizontal surface with a coefficient
of friction of 0.25.
a) Find the unbalanced force. b) Find the acceleration.

5. A 6.0 kg mass is pulled along a horizontal surface where the coefficient of friction is
0.20.
a) What is the friction force acting on the mass?
b) What force is needed to accelerate it at 0.68 m/s2?

6. A 15 kg box is given an initial push so that it slides across the floor and comes to a stop.
If the coefficient of friction is 0.30,
a) find the friction force.
b) find the acceleration of the box.
c) how far will the box go if its initial speed is 3.0 m/s?

7. From the information given in the diagram below, find the coefficient of friction between
the 43 kg box and the surface on which it is pulled. Note that the box is accelerating at
0.79 m/s2.

Fpull = 265 N a = 0.79 m/s2

43 kg

=?