Only two horizontal forces act on a 3.0 kg body that can move over a frictionless floor. One force is 9.0 N, acting due east, and the other is 8.0 N, acting 623 north of west. What is the magnitude of the bodys acceleration?
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In a two-dimensional tug-of-war, Alex, Betty, and Charles pull horizontally on an automobile tire at the angles shown in the overhead view of Fig. 5-30. The tire remains stationary in spite of the three pulls. Alex pulls with force \(\vec{F}_{A}\) of magnitude 220 N, and Charles pulls with force \(\vec{F}_{C}\) of magnitude 170 N. Note that the direction of \(\vec{F}_{C}\) is not given. What is the magnitude of Betty’s force \(\vec{F}_{B}\)?
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