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The force exerted by the wind on the sails of a sailboat is 360 N north. The water exerts a force of 150 N east. If the boat (including its crew) has a mass of 260 kg, what are the magnitude and direction of its acceleration? magnitude _ m/s2 direction _° north of east

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          The force exerted by the wind on the sails of a sailboat is 360
N north. The water exerts a force of 150 N east. If the boat
(including its crew) has a mass of 260 kg, what are the magnitude
and direction of its acceleration?
magnitude ___ m/s2
direction  ___° north of east

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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01/01/2022

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Given: Force exerted by the wind (north) = 360 N Force exerted by the water (east) = 150 N Net force = sqrt((360)^2 + (150)^2) Net force = sqrt(129600 + 22500) Net force = sqrt(152100) Net force ≈ 390 N Show more…

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The force exerted by the wind on the sails of a sailboat is 360 N north. The water exerts a force of 150 N east. If the boat (including its crew) has a mass of 260 kg, what are the magnitude and direction of its acceleration? magnitude ___ m/s2 direction ___° north of east