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A picture of two children pulling on a stuffed animal in opposite directions.
A girl is pulling a toy to the left and a boy is pulling the same toy to the right as shown in the image. The girl exerts a force of 3.5 N. The mass of the stuffed animal is 0.2 kg, and it is accelerating to the right 2.5 m/s2.
What is the force that the boy is exerting?
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Take right as positive.
Net force = m a = 0.2 kg × 2.5 m/s² = 0.5 N.
Let F_boy be the rightward force. Sum of forces: F_boy − 3.5 N = 0.5 N,
so F_boy = 0.5 + 3.5 = 4.0 N (to the right).
Net force = m a = 0.2 kg × 2.5 m/s² = 0.5 N.
Let F_boy be the rightward force. Sum of forces: F_boy − 3.5 N = 0.5 N,
so F_boy = 0.5 + 3.5 = 4.0 N (to the right).
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