Tug of War Acceleration: 60kg and 40kg Girls on Icy Surface

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The discussion focuses on a physics problem involving a tug of war between a 60kg girl and a 40kg boy on a frictionless icy surface. The acceleration of the girl towards the boy is given as 3.0 m/s². By applying Newton's second law and the principle of conservation of momentum, the acceleration of the boy towards the girl can be determined to be 4.5 m/s². This conclusion is reached by analyzing the forces acting on both participants in the tug of war scenario.

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HI! i need help on this problem...

A 60kg and a 40kg girl uses an elastic rope while engaged in a tug a war on the icy frictionless surface. If the acceleration of the girl towards the boy is 3.0m/s/s, determine the magnitude of acceleration of the boy to the girl.

Please help if you can THANKS!:smile:
 
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