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Posted by Sharon on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 12:25am.

The engine of a 1-kg toy plane exerts a 15-N forward force. If the air exerts an 8-N resistive force on the plane, what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the plane?

Physics - Steve, Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 4:09am
15N - 8N = 7N net force

F = ma
7 = 1a

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