Question

A Professor pushes 3 boxes in a row to the right with a force of 53 Newtons. The first box is empty and has a mass of 1.2 kg, the second box is full of hats and has a mass of 2.0 kg, and the third box is full of fruit and has a mass of 105 kg.

A. What is the magnitude of the force that box 2 applies to box 3? (force diagrams may be helpful here)

B. What is the magnitude of the force that box 1 applies to box 2? (force diagrams may be helpful here)

Answer 1