In a hockey game two defencemen simultaneously hit an opposing forward, who has a mass of 80 kg. one defenceman exerts a force on the forward of 475 n, 25° w of n. the other defenceman exerts a force on the forward of 40 n, 60° e of n. determine the net force acting on the forward and the forward’s acceleration.

here two forces are acting simultaneously

25^0 W of N

60^0 E of N

now we will write the two forces in components form

now net force on it will be

so net force is of magnitude

direction is given as

so net force is 480.1 N at 20.2 degree W of N

now the acceleration is given by Newton's II law

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