Asked by ABAINEH

A FORCE of unknown is applied on an object of mass 10kg at angle of 30 degree . if the surface is smooth and it accelerated at 5m/s2 . what is the horizontal force ? A. 55N B. 50N C. 43.5N D. 30N

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Horizontal acceleration comes from the horizontal component of the applied force. With no friction, Fx = ma = 10·5 = 50 N.

So the horizontal force = 50 N — answer B.

(If they asked the total force magnitude: F = 50 / cos30° ≈ 57.7 N.)