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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What will be th acceleration of recoil when a 60-kg person on rollerskates pushes against a wall with a force of 30 N?

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

The reaction force of the wall on the person is the same: 30N use F = ma you know the mass of the person, and the force

OpenStudy (anonymous):

isn't the equation Fnet=ma So wouldn't you have to find the net force first, then use that equation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@agent0smith ?

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

The net force ON the person is 30N, exerted BY the wall, there's no other forces acting on them in the horizontal direction.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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