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Given information

We are given that:-

Mass of crate , .

Mass of crate ,

Coefficient of kinetic friction, .  

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

To solve for the contact forces between the blocks, an individual block must be analyzed. Look at the free-body diagram for the second block.

is the force of the first block pushing on the second block. Again, it is apparent that:-

   

So, 

   

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