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    What is the concept of average force and how is it calculated?

    Homework Statement A 1150kg airplane starts from rest and accelerates forward for 7.3 seconds until it reaches its takeoff speed of 31m/s. What is the average force on the airplane during this time? I tried F= ma, but I get a number that is far too large. F= 1150kg times (31/7.3) = 4883.6N I...