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19 October, 21:14

A 500 kg table with 4 legs rests on solid flat ground. I place 3 books on the center of the table with masses of 10 kg, 20 kg and 30 kg respectively. What is the normal force between the ground and one leg of the table?

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  1. 19 October, 21:51
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    1,373.4 N

    Explanation:

    The mass of the table acts at the centre in addition to the books since that is the centre of gravity of the table.

    Mass of books will be 10kg+20kg+30kg=60 kg

    Total mass of table and books will be 500kg+60kg=560 kg

    This mass is evenly distributed into the four legs hence 560kg/4 legs=140 kg per leg

    Force is product of mass and acceleration due to gravity hence F=gm

    Taking g as 9.81 m/s2 then

    F=140*9.81=1,373.4 N

    Therefore, rhe normal force is equivalent to 1,373.4 N
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