A woman with mass m 1 is ice-skating toward theeast on a frictionless frozen lak

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A woman with mass m1 is ice-skating toward theeast on a frictionless frozen lake when she collides with a mass ofmass m2 who is ice-skating toward the west. Themaximum force exerted on the woman by the man during the collisionhas a magnitude F, and is directed west. Take the east tobe positive direction of the x-axis. State your answer interms of the given variables. (Use F for F, m_1 form1, and m_2 for m2.)

(a) What is the maximum force on the man fromthe woman, including direction?
1

(b) What is the maximum acceleration of the woman, includingdirection?
2

(c) What is the maximum acceleration of the man, includingdirection?
3 (a) What is the maximum force on the man fromthe woman, including direction?
1

(b) What is the maximum acceleration of the woman, includingdirection?
2

(c) What is the maximum acceleration of the man, includingdirection?
3

Explanation / Answer

the maximum force on the man from the woman, including direction= F ,directed east

(b) the maximum acceleration of the woman, includingdirection a = F / m1 , west direction


(c) the maximum acceleration of the man, including direction a = F/ m2 ,directed east

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