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Homework Statement
An airplane of mass 1.2 x 10^4 kg tows a glider of mass 0.6 x 10^4 kg. The airplane propellers provide a net forward thrust of 3.6 x 10^4. What is the gliders acceleration.
Homework Equations
F(net) = ma
The Attempt at a Solution
After drawing FBD's,
F(net) = ma
F = (m1 + m2)a
a = F/(m1 + m2)
= (3.6 x 10^4 N)/(1.2 x 10^4 kg + 0.6 x 10^4 kg)
=2 m/s^2
This seems way too easy, can anybody please help me?