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neoncrazy101
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Homework Statement
A person in a kayak starts paddling, and it accelerates from 0 to 0.735 m/s in a distance of 0.400 m. If the combined mass of the person and the kayak is 76.0 kg, what is the magnitude of the net force acting on the kayak?
Homework Equations
F=Ma (?)
The Attempt at a Solution
At first, I tried to figure out the acceleration which for some reason I can't seem to get. I thought I could just do .735/.4 = 1.8375 but its not right. The only equations in my book to get the acceleration requires time which I am not given any in the problem. I even tried doing (.735-0)/(1.8375-0) but it wouldn't give me the correct answer. I know the acceleration should be .68m/s^2 but I can't seem to get to that answer. help?