An object with a mass of 5kg is on a surface with a kinetic friction coefficient of 3. How much force is necessary to accelerate the object horizontally at 6ms2?

1 Answer
Jun 18, 2018

177 N

Explanation:

friction force is
Ff=μ×m×g=3×5kg×9,8ms2=147N
by the second dynamic principle
FFf=m×a
F= 147 N + 5 kg xx 6 m/s^2= 177 N#