Question: In this question consider the lawn mower as your system. a man pushes a 2 0 kilogram lawn mower with constant force L of 1

In this question consider the lawn mower as your system. a man pushes a 20 kilogram lawn mower with constant force L of 100 newtons directed along the handle which is constantly at an angle of 53 with the horizontal. The horizontal acceleration of the lawn mower along the ground is 1.6metsec2 to the right as the lawn mower moves horizontally to the right along the ground. The lawnmower has no vertical acceleration. There is a h zontal frictional force f between the mower and the ground and the ground also exerts an upward normal force N on the mower.
A. What is the weight, in newtons, of the lawn mower?
B. Resolve the force, L=100 newtons that the man exerts on the lawn mower into horizontal and vertical components Lx and L, respectively. Use this diagram.
C. Isolate the lawn mower and draw its force diagram, showing all the forces acting on it. In this diagram replace The mans force L by its components L and L whose values you found in part B. Remember to include Lx and L in the subsequent parts of this problem.
D. Draw the acceleration diagram. Note that the value of ax was given above and that there is no vertical acceleration. In other words state the values of ax and ay.
E. USe Fy=may to find the normal force N exerted by the ground on the lawn mower.
F. USe Fx=max to find the frictional force f exerted by the ground on the lawn mower.
G. Find the coefficient of friction
H. Find the total force, magnitude and direction, that the ground exerts on the lawn mower.
I. To how many g's does the lawn mower's acceleration of 1.6ms2 correspond?
In this question consider the lawn mower as your

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