A crate of mass 38.6 kg rests on a level surface, with a coefficient of kinetic friction 0.258. You push on the crate with an applied force of 219 N. What is the magnitude of the crate s acceleration as it slides?   A 6.80 m/s^2   B 3.14 m/s^2   C 5.67 m/s^2   D 2.51 m/s^2

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A crate of mass 38.6 kg rests on a level surface, with a coefficient of kinetic friction 0.258. You push on the crate with an applied force of 219 N. What is the magnitude of the crate s acceleration as it slides?
  A
6.80 m/s^2
  B
3.14 m/s^2
  C
5.67 m/s^2
  D
2.51 m/s^2
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