A 25-kg box is attached to two-light ropes and is being pulled in a frictionless, horizontal floor. The two forces pulling box is given:  F1 is 15 N due to east, and F2 is 10 N due north.    a)   Draw the free-body diagram b) What are the forces acting on the box? Identify whether contact or non-contact force. c) Identify the action-reaction pairs d)   What is the acceleration of the box?

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  • A 25-kg box is attached to two-light ropes and is being pulled in a frictionless, horizontal floor. The two forces pulling box is given:  F1 is 15 N due to east, and F2 is 10 N due north. 

 

  1. a)   Draw the free-body diagram
  2. b) What are the forces acting on the box? Identify whether contact or non-contact force.
  3. c) Identify the action-reaction pairs
  4. d)   What is the acceleration of the box? 
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