A 20-kg particle moves with this trajectory:  r ( t ) = − 40 t ȷ ^ + 25 t ı ^ + ( 5 ı ^ − 8 ȷ ^ ) e − 5 t Calculate the force on the particle.  (Units are meters, seconds, and Newtons.)

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A 20-kg particle moves with this trajectory: 

r ( t ) = − 40 t ȷ ^ + 25 t ı ^ + ( 5 ı ^ − 8 ȷ ^ ) e − 5 t

Calculate the force on the particle.  (Units are meters, seconds, and Newtons.)

 

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