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    Forces and Acceleration of a Spacecraft

    You and me both. thank you for the clarification.
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    Forces and Acceleration of a Spacecraft

    I appreciate your feedback. I’m a 16-year-old student in my third year of high school in Italy, so I’m still learning. I’m studying physics in Italian, and I’m using this forum, which was recommended by my teacher, specifically to ask questions like this one. Thank you for your patience and...
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    Forces and Acceleration of a Spacecraft

    I hadn’t thought about that. I just followed the information given in the exercise and calculated the resultant forces. Thank you for pointing that out!
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    Forces and Acceleration of a Spacecraft

    Oh, I understand now! Since the mass is the same in both cases, the acceleration is proportional to the resultant force. Therefore, a1 = √2 · a2. Thank you for your help!
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    Forces and Acceleration of a Spacecraft

    In this case, when the two forces act in the same direction, the resultant force is 2F. When they are perpendicular, the resultant force is √2 F, using the Pythagorean theorem.
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    Forces and Acceleration of a Spacecraft

    Yes
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    Forces and Acceleration of a Spacecraft

    I understand that force and acceleration are vectors, but I still don’t understand how to relate the two accelerations to find the final time.
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    Forces and Acceleration of a Spacecraft

    My attempt and thoughts I know that the two engines exert the same force and that the spacecraft starts from rest. First, I need to consider the resultant force when the two engines push in the same direction. Then, I need to calculate the resultant force when they are perpendicular. I think I...
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