A woman with mass mi is ice-skating toward the east on a frictionless frozen lak

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A woman with mass mi is ice-skating toward the east on a frictionless frozen lake when she collides with a man of mass m2 who is ice-skating toward the west. The maximum force exerted on the woman by the man during the collision has a magnitude F, and is directed west. Take the east to be the positive direction of the x axis. State your answer in terms of the given variables. (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer. Use any variable or symbol stated above as necessary.) (a) What is the maximum force on the man from the woman, including direction? Fmax , east (b) What is the maximum acceleration of the woman, including direction? , west m1 amax = (c) What is the maximum acceleration of the man, including direction? amax-m east

Explanation / Answer

Since east to be positive and west to be negative, answers must be put in the below format.

a)

+F   N

b)

-F/m1   m/s^2

c)

+F/m2 m/s^2

OR

a)

+F   

b)

-F/m1  

c)

+F/m2

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