At the instant a race began, a 65-kg sprinter exerted a force of 720 N on the starting block at a 22o angle with respect to the ground. (a) What was the horizontal acceleration of the sprinter? (b) If the force was exerted for 0.32 s, with what speed did the spinter leave the starting block?

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At the instant a race began, a 65-kg sprinter exerted a force of 720 N on the starting block at a 22angle with respect to the ground. (a) What was the horizontal acceleration of the sprinter? (b) If the force was exerted for 0.32 s, with what speed did the spinter leave the starting block? 

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