A 39 kg girl and a 7.7 kg sled are on the frictionless ice of a frozen lake, 10 m apart but connected by a rope of negligible mass. The girl exerts a horizontal 5.2 N force on the rope. What are the acceleration magnitudes of (a) the sled and (b) the girl? (c) How far from the girl's initial position do they meet? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units (c) Number i Units

A 39 kg girl and a 7.7 kg sled are on the frictionless ice of a frozen lake, 10 m apart but connected by a rope of negligible mass. The girl exerts a horizontal 5.2 N force on the rope. What are the acceleration magnitudes of (a) the sled and (b) the girl? (c) How far from the girl's initial position do they meet? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units (c) Number i Units

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter5: Newton's Laws Of Motion

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