figure skater A has a mass of 44.9 kg and pushes figure skater B away from herself with an acceleration of 3.5 m/s^2. figure skater B has a mass of 70.1 kg. the magnitude of the acceleration of figure skater B is ______ m/s^2..... if someone could explain this with the answer, thanks
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The sum of forces before equals the sum of forces afterwards.
The sum of forces before equals zero.
The sum afterwards equals zero.
F=ma
f= ma = 44.9*3.5 = 157.2 N
The other skater is going in the opposite direction with the same force.
157.2 = 70.1* a
solve for a and you get a= 2.2 m/s/s in the opposite direction
The sum of forces before equals zero.
The sum afterwards equals zero.
F=ma
f= ma = 44.9*3.5 = 157.2 N
The other skater is going in the opposite direction with the same force.
157.2 = 70.1* a
solve for a and you get a= 2.2 m/s/s in the opposite direction