3. Five friends are worried that their Play Station 5 is overheated, so they run it at a constant speed to a cold cellar: F1 = 205 N [W], F2 = 301 N [W], F3 = 150 N [E], and
F4 = 151 N[W]. How much force must the 5th friend exert to keep the play station
moving at a constant velocity? Be sure that your answer includes a free body diagram.

i think the answer is a, hope this : )

force is based upon mass and acceleration.the statement is not always true.

it can be explained from newton's second law of motion.

as per newton's second law of motion the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the applied force and takes place along the direction of force.

mathematically it can be written as -

                                              ⇒      

here   k is the proportionality constant whose value is 1.

                                                            [a is the acceleration=dv/dt]

hence we see that force not only depends on mass and acceleration but also on velocity and rate of change of mass. force f will depend on mass and acceleration only when mass is constant.

hence the statement that force is based upon mass and acceleration is false.