Two skaters, a man and a woman, are standing on ice. Neglect any friction between the skate blades and the ice. The mass of the man is 79 kg, and the mass of the woman is 54 kg. The woman pushes on the man with a force of 58 N due east. Determine the acceleration (magnitude and direction) of (a) the man and (b) the woman. (a) aman = (b). 0.73 m/s^2 due east

Two skaters, a man and a woman, are standing on ice. Neglect any friction between the skate blades and the ice. The mass of the man is 79 kg, and the mass of the woman is 54 kg. The woman pushes on the man with a force of 58 N due east. Determine the acceleration (magnitude and direction) of (a) the man and (b) the woman. (a) aman = (b). 0.73 m/s^2 due east

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Two skaters, a man and a woman, are standing on ice. Neglect any friction between the skate blades and the ice. The mass of the man
is 79 kg, and the mass of the woman is 54 kg. The woman pushes on the man with a force of 58 N due east. Determine the acceleration
(magnitude and direction) of (a) the man and (b) the woman.
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(b) awom
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