A 10.0 kg Fish swimming at 5.0 m/s to the right catches a smaller 2.0 kg fish swimming at 6.0 m/s to the left. When the larger f
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Explanation:
<u>Net Force And Acceleration </u>
The Newton's second law relates the net force applied on an object of mass m and the acceleration it aquires by
The net force is the vector sum of all forces. In this problem, we are not given the magnitude of each force, only their angles. For the sake of solving the problem and giving a good guide on how to proceed with similar problems, we'll assume both forces have equal magnitudes of F=40 N
The components of the first force are
The components of the second force are
The net force is
The magnitude of the net force is
The acceleration has a magnitude of
The direction of the acceleration is the same as the net force: