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Given information

Given that the mass of the lawnmower, .

The force applied to the lawnmower is and the angle at which the force acts is .

Also, the lawnmower is pushed at a constant speed.

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

The lawnmower moves to the right with a constant velocity. The friction between the horizontal surface and the lawnmower causes a frictional force to act in the left direction.

Force is applied on the lawnmower by the person which is at an angle of to the horizontal. The applied force can be resolved into its sine and cosine components.

Force due to gravity, i.e.; weight is in the downward direction. The weight of the lawnmower also causes a normal force in the upward direction.

 

 

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