In a circus trapeze act, two acrobats fly through the air and grab on to each other, then together grab a swinging bar. One acrobat, with a mass of 46.0 kg, is moving at 3.00 m/s at an angle of 10.0° above the + x axis, and the other, with a mass of 82.0 kg, is approaching her with a speed of 2.00 m/s at an angle of 20.0° above the −x axis. A) What is the speed of the acrobats right after they grab on to each other? in m/s B) What is the direction of the acrobats right after they grab on to each other? Enter a positive answer if the direction is above the −x-axis and enter a negative answer if the direction is below the −x-axis. in degree

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2. In a circus trapeze act, two acrobats fly through the air and grab on to each other, then together grab a swinging bar. One acrobat, with a mass of 46.0 kg, is moving at 3.00 m/s at an angle of 10.0° above the + x axis, and the other, with a mass of 82.0 kg, is approaching her with a speed of 2.00 m/s at an angle of 20.0° above the −x axis.

A) What is the speed of the acrobats right after they grab on to each other? in m/s

B) What is the direction of the acrobats right after they grab on to each other? Enter a positive answer if the direction is above the −x-axis and enter a negative answer if the direction is below the −x-axis. in degree

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