Question: A box is on a frictionless horizontal surface. Two ropes pull on the box horizontally in opposite directions. The box is moving to the

A box is on a frictionless horizontal surface. Two ropes pull on

A box is on a frictionless horizontal surface. Two ropes pull on the box horizontally in opposite directions. The box is moving to the right and slowing down. A proposed free body diagram of the box is shown below (the box is viewed from the side, and the forces are not necessarily drawn to scale). Select the statements below which are correct. (All comparisons of forces refer only to the magnitudes.) Frope 1 on box Fsurface face on box Frope 2 on box Fbox on surface FEarth on box The force of rope 1 on the box should be [Select] on the box. The upward contact force of the surface on the box should be [ Select] V the downward gravitational force of Earth on the box. The downward force of the box on the surface [Select] body diagram of the box. the force of rope 2 The net force on the box is directed to the [Select] the free

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