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A 1200 kg car pulls a 510 kg trailer. The car exerts a horizontal force of 4040 N against the ground in order to accelerate. What force does the car exert on the trailer? Assume an effective friction coefficient of 0.160 for the trailer.

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.160*4040=(1710)a
solve for a.

now, on the trailer,
f=510*a

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