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A 5 kg lawn mower is being pushed with an applied force of Fa= 20 N, at an angle of θ. There is a frictional force, Ff_f opposing the movement of the lawn mower of 10 N. Given that the lawn mower is accelerating at 0.4 m/s2^2:

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An Object with mass m and initial velocity v is brought to rest by a constant force F acting for a time t and through a distance d. Possible expressions for the magnitude of the force F are: i. mv22d\frac{mv^2}{2d} ii. 2mdt2\frac{2md}{t^2} iii. mvt\frac{mv}{t}

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sqrt( 8/3 ) s

sqrt( 8) s

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