Mr. Wharf accidentally fires two rockets on his shuttlecraft at the same time. The first rocket applies a force of 1000 N [E25°S], and the second rocket applies a force of 1200 N [N40°W]. If the shuttlecraft has a mass of 5.0 x 104 kg, determine the vector acceleration it will experience. [1.0 x 10-2 m/s2 [E75°N]

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  1. Mr. Wharf accidentally fires two rockets on his shuttlecraft at the same

time. The first rocket applies a force of 1000 N [E25°S], and the second

rocket applies a force of 1200 N [N40°W]. If the shuttlecraft has a mass of 5.0 x 104 kg, determine the vector acceleration it will experience. 

[1.0 x 10-2 m/s2 [E75°N]

 

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