Physics

To determine the magnitude of the force that crate Y exerts on crate X, we can follow these steps:

 

Step 1: Calculate the total mass and acceleration

Let:

Mass of crate X,

Mass of crate Y,

Applied force,

 

The total mass of the two crates is:

 

The acceleration of the system can be calculated using Newton's Second Law:

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