Question

Suppose a 68-kg boy and a 40-kg girl use a massless rope in a tug-of-war on an icy, resistance-free surface. If the acceleration of the girl toward the boy is 3.0 m/s2, find the magnitude of the acceleration of the boy toward the girl.

Answer 1

http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1262546249

Is it possible they don't want the negative sign? Is is possible they only want two significant digits?

My crystal ball is not working. I know physics, but I can't guess what the author supposed was the "right" answer.

Answer 2

okay i changed it they didn't want a negative sign for some reason

Answer 3

if arnold strongman and suzie small each pull very hard on opposite ends of a massless rope in a tug-of-war the greater force on the rope is exerted by ? i think both the same