Multiple Choice
FIGURE 5-1
-In Figure 5-1, masses m1 and m2 are such that m1 > m2 and they lay on a level, frictionless surface. We can apply a horizontal force either from the left or from the right. The contact force between masses m1 and m2 is
A) zero newtons.
B) larger when is applied from the left.
C) larger when is applied from the right.
D) the same in either case.
E) impossible to determine based on this data.
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