Two forces are applied to a car in an effort to accelerate it, as shown below. The first force, F1 = 400 N, is applied at an angle α = 32° to the forward dashed line. The second force, F2 = 536 N, is applied at an angle β = 10° to the forward dashed line.

Question

(a) What is the resultant of these two forces?


N at ° to the right

of the forward dashed line

(b) If the car has a mass of 2900 kg, what acceleration does it have? (Disregard friction.)


m/s2 at ° to the right

Answer 1

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