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pragya sharda

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If a 5.0 kg box is pulled simultaneously by a 10.0 N force and a 5.0 N force, then its acceleration must be
 
  A) 3.0 m/s2.
  B) 2.2 m/s2.
  C) 1.0 m/s2.
  D) We cannot tell from the information given.

Question 2

A 1000-kg barge is being towed by means of two horizontal cables. One cable is pulling with a force of 80.0 N in a direction 30.0 west of north. The second cable pulls in a direction 20.0 east of north.
 
  What should the magnitude of its pulling force be so that the barge will accelerate northward? A) 127 N
  B) 120 N
  C) 117 N
  D) 73.7 N
  E) 58.5 N



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

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