College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 4MCP
Three books are at rest on a horizontal table, as shown in Figure 4.30. The net force on the middle book is
Figure 4.30
Multiple-Choice Problem 4.
- A. 5 N downward.
- B. 15 N upward.
- C. 15 N downward.
- D. 0 N.
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