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Homework Statement
question 2
http://web.viu.ca/hearnd/Courses/Phys121/F02Test2/Page%201.htm"
The Attempt at a Solution
I have been trying to do question 2 on the practice test but I am stuck.
I was trying to calculate the final velocities along each vector by using the equation
vxf^2=vxi^2+2aX
first i determined the acceleration by dividing each of the force vectors by the mass of the object
but since one of the accelerations was negative I could not calculate the final velocity of that vector
so now I am trying with the total vectors for
sqrt(4^2 +0 +0)
because only one component out of three has any initial velocity
so vi=4m/s
F=sqrt(4^2+(-3)^2+2^2)=5.385N
so
a= 2.69258 m/s
d=sqrt(16^2+4^2+8^2)= 18.3303
v=sqrt(4+2(2.69258)(18.3303))
vf=10.13
Ek=106.09
which is wrong
any help would be appreciated
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