Question

A body of mass 5kg is acted upon by two perpendicular forces of 8N and 6N, find the magnitude and direction of the acceleration. a

Answer 1

Answer:

the acceleration is 0.5 m/s^2 and the direction is tan-1(8/6)

Explanation:

we use the pythagorean theorem to determine the net force which is 10 N.

and acceleration is given by force over mass so substituting the values we will get 0.5 m/s^2

and the direction of the acceleration is determined from tangent law as tan-1(8/6)