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Identifying forces acting on a body and effect of frictional force. Gently push a book on a horizontal floor. You may observe that the book acquires certain speed in the direction of push. However, the speed of the book gradually decreases and after sometime it stops.a) Why does the book stop after covering some distance?b) Is the book moving with uniform speed?c) Why does the speed of the book change gradually?d) How many forces act on the book when it is pushed on the floor?e) What are the forces acting on the book in the horizontal direction?f) What is the net force acting in the horizontal direction?

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a) Some opposing force is acting to its motion.

b) No, its speed decreases gradually

c) Some net force is acting opposite direction to its motion.

d) Two forces act on the vertical direction. They are 

1. Weight of the book or gravitational force acting vertically down. 

2. Normal force or reaction force applied by the floor vertically up. 

3. Forces acting horizontal direction.

e) 1. Muscular force applied by us. 

2. Opposing force acting opposite to motion of book.

f) The net force is the difference between muscular force and opposing force to the motion of book.



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