A student pushes a box with a total mass of 50kg what is the net force on the box if it accelerates 1.5 m/s2
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Answer: You can work out the total force on the 50 kg load using F=ma.
But unless the floor is perfectly smooth there will be a friction force acting in the opposite direction. That needs to be added to the total force to get the force the student has to apply.
F=ma = 50×1.5 = 75 Newton .