A force of 50N directed at an angle of 45 degrees from the horizontal pulls a 70kg sled across a frictionless pond. The acceleration of the sled is most nearly.... Any help would be appreciated, I can't find the net force..

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A force of 50N directed at an angle of 45 degrees from the horizontal pulls a 70kg sled across a frictionless pond.  The acceleration of the sled is most nearly.... Any help would be appreciated, I can't find the net force..

anonymous · Answer

cos(45) to radians 
cos( 0.785398163)*50=70*a 

Solve for a

:)

anonymous · Answer

Ah!  Thank you so much :D

anonymous · Answer

I have not done this in years so you might wanna double check :)

anonymous · Answer

I'll check as soon as I can, thanks again :)

anonymous · Answer

i get .5 as acceleration

anonymous · Answer

.5 m/(s^2)

anonymous · Answer

Me too, and it's an answer listed.  Great success!

anonymous · Answer

well we shall see :D  let me know