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danielatha4
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Homework Statement
A 2.60 kilogram mass is moving in a plane, with its x and y coordinates given by x = 5.40t2 - 1.30 and y = 2.75t3 + 1.80, where x and y are in meters and t is in seconds. Calculate the magnitude of the net force acting on this mass at t = 2.10 seconds.
Homework Equations
Our teacher has been making us use the position update formula and the momentum principle:
[tex]\Delta[/tex]r=Vavg[tex]\Delta[/tex]t
[tex]\Delta[/tex]P=Fnet[tex]\Delta[/tex]t
The Attempt at a Solution
I can figure out the velocity at a given point in both the y and x directions by finding the derivative:
dx/dt=8.4t
dy/dt=8.25t2
But I don't know how to apply this. I really don't know where to start.
Edit: sorry, dx/dt should be 10.8t
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