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A wild horse starts from rest and runs in a straight line 29° north of west. After 27 s of running in this direction, the horse has a speed of 15 m/s. Find the magnitude of the horse's average acceleration. Assuming that north and east are the positive directions, find the component of the horse's acceleration that points along the north-south line. Find the component of the horse's acceleration that points along the east-west line.
Vf= at
sin O= opp/hyp
cos O= adj/ hyp
I found the average acceleration to be .56 m/s north of west using the first equation. I would assume that the the x and y components it asks for would be found using the sin and cosine equations, but i get the wrong answer ( .29 m/s and .49 m/s)
Vf= at
sin O= opp/hyp
cos O= adj/ hyp
I found the average acceleration to be .56 m/s north of west using the first equation. I would assume that the the x and y components it asks for would be found using the sin and cosine equations, but i get the wrong answer ( .29 m/s and .49 m/s)