An object with a mass of 7kg is on a surface with a kinetic friction coefficient of 8. How much force is necessary to accelerate the object horizontally at 12ms2?

1 Answer
Apr 16, 2016

Net force =Fn=m×a=7kg×12ms2=84N
Frictional force = FF=μmg=3×7kg×9.8ms2=205.8N
So the applied force to have necessary acceleration Fapp=Fn+FF=84+205.8=289.8N