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9 Forces and their effects

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Question 32
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A traveller pulls a suitcase along a horizontal floor at a constant velocity.

The traveller pulls the handle with a force of 60 N at an angle of 40∘40^{\circ}40∘ above the horizontal.

The weight of the suitcase is 150 N.

a.

Draw a scale vector diagram to resolve the 60 N force into a horizontal component and a vertical component.

Use your diagram to determine the size of each component.

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b.

Determine the normal contact force of the floor on the suitcase.

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c.

Give the size of the resistive force on the suitcase.

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d.

The traveller lowers the handle so that it makes a smaller angle with the horizontal. The traveller still pulls with a force of 60 N.

Assume that the resistive force does not change.

Explain why the suitcase now accelerates.

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