Question A system has a mass of 20 kg. Determine the force necessary toaccelerate it to 10 m/s2 (a) horizontally, assuming no friction;(b) vertically upward, where g = 9.60 m/s2.

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A system has a mass of 20 kg. Determine the force necessary to accelerate it to 10 m/s2 (a) horizontally, assuming no friction; (b) vertically upward, where g = 9.60 m/s2.

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(a) There is actually not enough information … acceleration, for instance, is a vector … if the block is sitting on the ground, then the direction of the force and desired acceleration are going to be important (there may be gravity, friction, and air resistance to consider). If it is on a platform that is moving, then the motion of the platform may be important. Similarl ... See the full answer