A small utility car is pulled along a straight section of railroad tracks by a rope. When the ropepulls the car for 10 seconds the car reaches a final speed, after starting from rest, of 8m/s. Now the situation is modified slightly so that the rope pulls, just as hard as in the previous casebut at a 45 degree angle. After 10 seconds what would the final speed of the car be if we could ignore friction and other effects and why?

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A small utility car is pulled along a straight section of railroad tracks by a rope.  When the ropepulls the car for 10 seconds the car reaches a final speed, after starting from rest, of 8m/s.  Now the situation is modified slightly so that the rope pulls, just as hard as in the previous casebut at a 45 degree angle.  After 10 seconds what would the final speed of the car be if we could ignore friction and other effects and why?

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