Question

A chair of mass 12.0 kg is sitting on the horizontal floor; the floor is not frictionless. You push on the chair with a force F = 40.0 N that is directed at an angle of 37.0∘ below the horizontal, and the chair slides along the floor. (a) Draw a clearly labeled free-body diagram for the chair. (b) Use your diagram and Newton’s laws to calculate the normal force that the floor exerts on the chair

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

mass, m = 12 kg

Force, F = 40 N

θ = 37° below the horizontal

(a)

Diagram is attached

(b) Let N be the normal reaction

According to the diagram

N + F Sin θ = m g

N = mg - F Sin θ

N = 12 x 9.8 - 40 x Sin 37

N = 117.6 - 24.07

N = 93.53