Blocks ( ) and ( ) touch each other on a nearly frictionless horizontal surface

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Laws of Motion · Laws of Motion

Problem

Blocks

P

(

1.5\,\text{kg}

) and

Q

(

2.5\,\text{kg}

) touch each other on a nearly frictionless horizontal surface. If the two blocks are to accelerate together to the right at

3.0\,\text{m/s}^2

, determine the magnitude of the horizontal force that must be applied to block

Q

from the right.