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11 February, 10:14

Suppose you are holding a basketball while standing still on a skateboard. You and the skateboard have a mass of 50kg. You throw the basketball with a force of 10N. What is your acceleration before and after you throw the ball?

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  1. 11 February, 10:49
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    Your acceleration before you throw the ball is zero. After the throw, you use the equation

    F = m * a

    To solve for acceleration

    a = F/m

    a = (10 N) / (50 kg)

    a = 0.2 m/s^2
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