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The Accelerating Force of the Wind on a Small 300-Kg

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The accelerating force of the wind on a small 300-kg sailboat is 780 N northeast.If the drag of the keel is 552 N acting west,what is the acceleration of the boat?


A) 4.4 m/s2 due east
B) 1.8 m/s2 due north
C) 2.6 m/s2 northeast
D) 3.2 m/s2 north by northwest
E) 0.23 m/s2 due east

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