Magnitudes of forces acting on filing cabinet


Assignment:

You are pushing a filing cabinet across a rough floor (mk = 0.33) in a straight line at a constant speed. Which of the following statements about the magnitudes of the forces acting on the filing cabinet are correct?

True/False

1. If you exerted twice the force, the cabinet would accelerate across the floor.
2. The force that you exert on the filing cabinet will be less than its weight.
3. The force that you exert on the filing cabinet will be more than the frictional force on the cabinet.
4. The force that you exert on the filing cabinet will be equal to the frictional force on the cabinet.
5. The force that you exert on the filing cabinet will be more than its weight.

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