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5.7 Exercise 38

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Suppose that you are viewing a soccer game from a helicopter above the playing field. Two soccer players simultaneously kick a stationary soccer ball on the flat field; the soccer ball has mass 0.420 kg. The first player kicks with force 162 N at 9.0°9.0 ° north of west. At the same instant, the second player kicks with force 215 N at 15°15 ° east of south. Find the acceleration of the ball in i^\hat{i} and j^\hat{j} form.

OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, 5.7 Drawing Free-Body Diagrams, exercise 38

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