A 500 kg horse pulls a sled of mass 100kg. The two areconnected by a single rope

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A 500 kg horse pulls a sled of mass 100kg. The two areconnected by a single rope. The system (horse plus sled) has aforward acceleration of 1m/s^2 when the frictional force exerted onthe sled is 500N. Find: a.) The tension in the connecting rope b.) The magnitude and direction of the force of frictionexerted on the horse c.)Verify that the total forces of friction the ground exertson the system will give the system an acceleration of 1m/s^2. Please show all work for full points. A 500 kg horse pulls a sled of mass 100kg. The two areconnected by a single rope. The system (horse plus sled) has aforward acceleration of 1m/s^2 when the frictional force exerted onthe sled is 500N. Find: a.) The tension in the connecting rope b.) The magnitude and direction of the force of frictionexerted on the horse c.)Verify that the total forces of friction the ground exertson the system will give the system an acceleration of 1m/s^2. Please show all work for full points.

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a. T-fr=ma T=fr+ma T=500+100*1 T=600N b. 600-fr=500*1 fr=100N c. The total frictional force fr=500+100=600N The total mass m=500+100=600kg The net acceleration is fr=ma a=600/600=1m/s2 Hence we get by it. "Hope this helps!Best of luck for the rest of yourcoursework."

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