I am checking my answers to these problems and would like all work to be shown i

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I am checking my answers to these problems and would like all work to be shown if necessary.

1. A coffee cup is sitting at rest on a level tabletop. The normal force supporting the cup is 5.44 N.
a) What does the cup weigh?
b) The normal force acting on the cup comes from what object?

2. A coffee cup weighs 1.33 lbs. The only force acting on it is its weight.
a) What is the resultant force on the cup?
b) What is the direction of the resultant force on the cup?
c) Will the cup obey Newton's First Law or Newton's Second Law?
d) What object is causing the weight force that acts on the cup?

Thank you for your help.

Explanation / Answer

1) a) weight of cup = 0.544 kg b) force comes from table 2) a) F = 0.6N b) downwards in directionof gravity c) both of them d) earth RATE ME LIFESAVER!!!!

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