Question

a cat, meerkat and rat are fighting over a bat. the cat is pulling with a force of 25N (south), the rat is pulling with a force of 12N (North 20 degrees east) and meerkat is pulling with a force of 18N (N30 degrees west) what is the net force and acceleration acting on the 2.2kg bat

Answer 1

$F_x=-18\cdot\cos30°+12\cdot \cos20°=-4.31(N)$

$F_y=18\cdot\sin30°+12\cdot \sin20°-25=-11.89(N)$

$F=\sqrt{11.89^2+4.31^2}=12.65(N)$ . Answer

$a=F/m=12.65/2.2=5.75(m/s^2)$ . Answer