A 350-kg sailboat has an acceleration of 0.62 miles per second squared at an angle of 64 degrees north of east. Find the magnitude and direction of the net force that acts on the sailboat.
2007-08-14 03:40:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
hey thanks mistress bekki ^_^
2007-08-14 03:51:06 · update #1
do not insult me mister!!!!!! i suck with numbers, ok???!!! huhuhuhuhu ^_^
2007-08-14 04:06:47 · update #2
force = mass * acceleration
= 350* 0.62 (kg miles/second^2) in the given direction.
The only tricky part is converting that to a more traditional unit of force.
A mile is 1600 meters, so
F = 130*0.62*1600 Newtons (1N = 1 kg m / s^2) in the direction given.
2007-08-14 03:49:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bekki has given the answer but what I don't understand is that the question is quite simple and straightforward. Complications would arise only if another force is acting on the saiboat in a different direction and you are asked to work out the resultant.
2007-08-14 04:04:58 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋