Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 47P
Blocks of 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 kg are lined up on a frictionless table, as shown in Fig. 4.22, with a 12-N force applied to the leftmost block. What’s the magnitude of the force that the rightmost block exerts on the middle one?
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