Question

A bowl of cherries is on the table and you push on it with a force of 35N, it undergoes a frictional force of 8N. What is the acceleration of the 2kg bowl of cherries? Also, what is the normal force?

Answer 1

The acceleration of the object can be calculated as follows:

F= 35 N = ma = 2a
a = 17.5 m/s^2

Normal force is the component, perpendicular to the surface of contact, of the contact force exerted on an object by, for example, the surface of a floor or wall, preventing the object from falling. It is calculated as:

Normal force = mg = 2 x (9.8) = 19.6 N