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Joe pushes down the length of the handle of a 12.8 kg lawn

Last updated: 7/5/2022

Joe pushes down the length of the handle of a 12.8 kg lawn

Joe pushes down the length of the handle of a 12.8 kg lawn spreader. The handle makes an angle of 45.4° with the horizontal. Joe wishes to accelerate the spreader from rest to 1.33 m/s in 1.6 s. What force must Joe apply to the handle? Answer in units of N.