You are pushing a textbook (with a purely horizontal force) against the wall of

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You are pushing a textbook (with a purely horizontal force) against the wall of your classroom. You push sufficiently hard that the book does not slip and fall.
How is it possible for you to exert a horizontal force that keeps the book from undergoing a vertical acceleration? Explain in some detail. You are pushing a textbook (with a purely horizontal force) against the wall of your classroom. You push sufficiently hard that the book does not slip and fall.
How is it possible for you to exert a horizontal force that keeps the book from undergoing a vertical acceleration? Explain in some detail. You are pushing a textbook (with a purely horizontal force) against the wall of your classroom. You push sufficiently hard that the book does not slip and fall.
How is it possible for you to exert a horizontal force that keeps the book from undergoing a vertical acceleration? Explain in some detail.

Explanation / Answer

Yes, it is possible to exert a horizontal force that keeps the book from undergoing a vertical acceleration. This is because weight of the book is balanced by the frictional force provided by the wall.

frictional force = (coefficient of static friction) x (Normal force from the wall)

The magnitude of the normal force is equal to the push force exerted by us. therfore more is the exerted force, more is the frictional force

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