Carlos gets tired of pushing and instead begins to pull with force Fpull at an angle to the horizontal. The block slides along the rough horizontal surface at a constant speed. A free-body diagram for the
situation is shown below. Blake makes the following claim about the free-body diagram:
Blake: “The velocity of the block is constant, so the net force exerted on the block must be zero.
Thus, the normal force FN equals the weight Fmg, and the force of friction Ff equals the applied
force Fpull.”
What, if anything, is wrong with this statement? If something is
wrong, identify it and explain how to correct it. If this statement is
correct, explain why.

The wrong items are;

1) The normal for FN equals the weight Fmg

2) The force of friction, Ff, equals the applied force Fpull

The corrected statements are;

1) The normal force is weight less the vertical component of the applied force Fpull

FN = Fmg - Fpull × sin(θ)

2) The force of friction equals the horizontal component of the applied force Fpull

Ff = Fpull × cos(θ)

Explanation:

The given statement was;

The velocity of the block is constant, so the net force exerted on the block must be zero. Thus, the normal force FN equals the weight Fmg, and the force of friction Ff equals the applied force Fpull

By the equilibrium of forces actin on the system, given that the applied force acts at an angle, θ, with the horizontal, we have;

The normal force is equal to the weight less the vertical component of the applied force;

That is we have, FN = Fmg - Fpull × sin(θ)

The friction force similarly, is equal to the horizontal component of the applied force;

Ff = Fpull × cos(θ)

The wrong items are therefore as follows;

1) The normal for FN equals the weight Fmg

1 i) The normal force is weight less the vertical component of the applied force Fpull

FN = Fmg - Fpull × sin(θ)

2) The force of friction, Ff, equals the applied force Fpull

2 i) The force of friction equals the horizontal component of the applied force Fpull

Ff = Fpull × cos(θ).