Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 5 - Force and Motion-I - Problems - Page 123: 97e

Answer

$-63.4^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

Since F = ma and F is a vector and a is a vector but m is a scalar, then this means F and a will have the same direction. We found that F makes an angle of $-63.4^{\circ}$ with the positive x axis so therefore, a has the same direction
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