A 50 kg person rows his boat towards the east with 5 N of force. The stream pushes his rowboat to the south with 12 N of force. What is the acceleration of the boat?

The acceleration of the boat is:

Explanation:

We need to find the total force acting on the boat, first of all.

We have one force (F1) towards the east and a second force (F2) towards the south, forming a right triangle.

So, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the magnitude of the total force (F(tot))

Applying Newton's second law, we can find the acceleration of the boat.

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