A brave but inadequate rugby player is being pushed backward by an opposing player who is exerting a force of 800.0 N on him. The mass of the losing player plus equipment is 90.0 kg, and he is accelerating backward at 1.7 m/s2². a. What is the force of friction between the losing player's feet and the grass? F₁ = N b. What force does the winning player exert on the ground to move forward if his mass plus equipment is 110.0 kg? F = N

A brave but inadequate rugby player is being pushed backward by an opposing player who is exerting a force of 800.0 N on him. The mass of the losing player plus equipment is 90.0 kg, and he is accelerating backward at 1.7 m/s2². a. What is the force of friction between the losing player's feet and the grass? F₁ = N b. What force does the winning player exert on the ground to move forward if his mass plus equipment is 110.0 kg? F = N

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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