Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-32162-592-2

Chapter 4 - Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion - Misconceptual Questions - Page 99: 1

Answer

Choice A.

Work Step by Step

The crate does not accelerate vertically, so the net force doesn’t have a vertical component. With a truck bed that is frictionless, there are no horizontal forces, and so there is no net force acting on the crate.
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