A figure skater has a mass of 40 kg and her partner's mass is 50 kg. She pushes against the ice with a force of 120 N, causing her and her partner to move forward. Calculate the pair’s acceleration. Assume that all forces opposing the motion, such as friction and air resistance, total 5.0 N.

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Q: A flea jumps by exerting a force of 1.32 x 10 N straight down on the ground. A breeze blowing on the…

A: force exerted by flea = 1.32 x 10-5 N  down wardbut according Newtons third lawforce acting on flea…

Q: A hand pushes two blocks across a frictionless pond of ice. Block A has a mass of 1 kg and block B…

A: Force, F = 15 N  mass of A, mA = 1 kg  mass of B, mB = 4 kg

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Q: Two forces FA and FB are applied to an object whose mass is 15.5 kg. The larger force is FA . When…

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Q: A 863-kg car starts from rest on a horizontal roadway and accelerates eastward for 5.00 s when it…

A: Given:Mass of the car, m= 863 kgInitial velocity, u = 0Final velocity, v = 30 m/sTime taken, t = 5 s

Q: A child’s model boat, when placed in a creek, accelerates from rest at 1.4 m/s2. If the river is…

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Q: Two girls, one of mass 40 kg and the other of mass 60 kg, are standing side by side in the middle of…

A: The mass of girl-1 is given as, m1=40 kg. The mass of girl-2 is given as, m2=60 kg. The force of one…

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Q: A child’s model boat, when placed in a creek, accelerates from rest at 1.51 m/s2. If the river is…

A: Initial velocity = 0 msAcceleration (a) = 1.51 ms2Force (F) = 0.79 N

Q: A rocket-sled is shown below. It has 4 rocket engines, each of which generates 1.5 x 103 N of thrust…

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Q: A person with a black belt in karate has a fist that has a mass of 0.70 kg. Starting from rest, this…

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Q: he air exerts a forward force of 10 N on the propeller of a 0.40 kg model airplane. If the plane…

A: To determine,the magnitude of the resistive force(FR )exerted by the air on the airplane.given,Force…

Q: A boy slides down a hill on a sled (total mass of 31 kg) and coasts onto a flat plain with a speed…

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Q: Suppose two children push horizontally, but in exactly opposite directions, on a third child in a…

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Q: Suppose two children push horizontally, but in exactly opposite directions, on a third child in a…

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A: The equation of motion is, v = u + at9m/s =0+a3.0sa=3m/s2

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A: Given that, mass of object (m) =6.11 kg

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Q: onstant force of friction opposing your push of 75.0 N. As you push the box, it accelerates from…

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Newton's Second Law

Newton’s laws of motion describe the relationship between the motion of an object and forces acting on it. Newton’s law of motion has two types as follows: