An object of mass m travels along the parabola y = x2 with a constant speed of 10 units/ sec. What is the force on the object due to its acceleration at (0, 0)? at (2^1/2, 2)? Write your answers in terms of i and j. (Remember Newton’s law, F = ma.)

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An object of mass m travels along the parabola y = x2 with a constant speed of 10 units/ sec. What is the force on the object due to its acceleration at (0, 0)? at (2^1/2, 2)? Write your answers in terms of i and j. (Remember Newton’s law, F = ma.)

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