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How do you find the net force? urgent pls help!?

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how do you find the net force if you only know the

applied force

frictional force

normal force

gravitational force

and "mu"

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  1. That depends on which direction the applied force acts.  There is no such thing as "gravitational force", but there is weight which is the force that a mass exerts when accelerated by gravity, g.

    W=mg

    Fn=Normal force

    Fm=Friction force

    Ft=Total or "Net" force

    F=Applied force

    u="mu" coefficient of friction

    If F is horizontal:

    Fn=W

    Fm=uFn=uW

    Ft=F-Fm=F-uW

    Note:  For static equilibrium there should be no net force.  If there is a net force on an object, it will accelerate.  Re:  Newton's Laws of Motion

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