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Course: Class 11 Physics (India) - Hindi > Unit 3

Lesson 3: Newton's second law (Hindi)
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Laws of motion (Hindi)
Newton's second law (Hindi)
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Newton's second law: Solving for force, mass, and acceleration

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Problem

A stunt woman of mass m falls into a net during the filming of an action movie. Assume she experiences upward acceleration magnitude a while touching the net.
A black stick figure is in the middle and is falling downwards. Touching it and below it is a grey net.
What is the correct expression for the normal force magnitude Fn exerted on the stunt woman?
Consider upward as the positive direction.
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