Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Newton's Laws of Motion - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 142: 30

Answer

$1.458m/s^2$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required acceleration as follows: $Net\space Force= 2Fcos35^{\circ}N-57N$ $Net \space Force=2\times 55cos35^{\circ}N-57N=33.106N$ The mass of the sled and the child $=19+3.7=22.7Kg$ Now $F=ma$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $33.106N=22.7Kg\times a$ $\implies a=\frac{33.106N}{22.7Kg}$ $a=1.458m/s^2$
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