A Box Is Sitting on a Table

question 174

Multiple Choice

A box is sitting on a table. The mass of the box is 5.2 kg. The gravitational acceleration constant of Earth is approximately 10 m/s². What is the force that the table is exerting on the box to keep the box from accelerating towards the ground?

• A)5.2 N upward
• B)5.2 N downward
• C)52 N upward
• D)52 N downward

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