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Physics — Free-body: crate on an accelerating truck

Static friction accelerates a crate with the truck.

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Crate on an accelerating truck bedTruck bedcratemgNstatic friction

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title "Crate on an accelerating truck bed"
surface "Truck bed"
body C at 360,220 size 110,80 label "crate"
force W on C vector 0,140 color red label "mg"
force N on C vector 0,-140 color blue label "N"
force f on C vector 120,0 color green label "static friction"