A large ship with mass 1.0×108 kg is being pushed by two tugboats. One is pushing with a force of 6.0×105 N due north. The other is pushing with a force of 6.5×105 N, 20° west of north. What is the direction and magnitude of the acceleration of the large ship? Assume no other forces are acting on it.
Mass is
The north component of the force is
The west component of the force is
The direction of the force is
Hence the direction of acceleration is also west of north.
The magnitude of acceleration is
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