Normal Force of a Box Resting on Table
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A 15kg box sits on a table. It is not moving.
Please answer the following questions and show your work if possible.
The force of gravity is equal to __Newtons.
The force of the table against the box is the ___force.
The force of the box against the table is equal to ___Newtons.
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As you know, the earth attracts all bodies to its center.
According to Newton's law, force = mass * acceleration
here acceleration = 9.8 m/s^2 which is the acceleration due to gravity.
Since the body is resting on the table, it is acted upon ...
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