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Newton's law of motion: Contact force and acceleration

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Two crates, of mass 75 kg and 107 kg, are in contact and at rest on a horizontal surface. A 732 N force is exerted on the 75 kg crate.

If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.15, calculate the following:

(a) the acceleration of the system in m/s/s.

(b) the force that each crate exerts on the other in N.

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