A book is sitting in a table. Jackie is pushing the book with a force of 9 N. If the force of friction is 4 N to the left, what

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is the net force

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Bumek [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-07T01:19:00+03:00

Bumek [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

The net force is 5N

Explanation:

A shown in the diagram,

we let P be the force Jackie applied and

$F_r$

be the frictional force.

To get the net force, we subtract the frictional force from the applied force.

This implies that,

$F_n= P-F_r$

$F_n= 9 - 4$

$F_n=5N$