Physics

To find the frictional force acting on the cart, we can follow these steps:

1. Calculate the weight of the cart:

 

2. Calculate the net force acting on the cart:

Using Newton's second law:

 

Where:

 

So,

 

3. Calculate the horizontal component of the pulling force:

The horizontal component of the pulling force is given by:

 

Calculating

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