Struggling to Understand Forces and Acceleration

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The discussion centers on solving a physics problem involving two forces, FA and FB, acting on an object with a mass of 8.27 kg. When both forces act in the same direction (east), the resulting acceleration is 0.57 m/s². When FA acts east and FB acts west, the acceleration decreases to 0.35 m/s². The solution requires applying Newton's second law of motion to determine the magnitudes of the forces FA and FB.

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Hey guys, need a little help. Can someone point me in the right direction for this question? I just need to know where to start.

Two forces FA and FB are applied to an object whose mass is 8.27 kg. The larger force is FA. When both forces point due east, the object's acceleration has a magnitude of 0.57 m/s2. However, when FA points due east and FB points due west, the acceleration is 0.35 m/s2, due east.
(a) Find the magnitude of FA
(b) Find the magnitude of FB

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