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Posted by Megan on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 9:20pm.

A 43.3 kg boy and a 60.0 kg girl are on the surface of a frozen lake, 10.5 m apart. Using a rope, the boy exerts a horizontal 5.90 N force on the girl, pulling her toward him. Calculate the magnitude of the boy's acceleration.

Physics - bobpursley, Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 9:29pm
well, the force operates both ways. His acceleration = force/hismass

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