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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known
You are playing with your daugther in the snow. She sits on a sled and asks you to slide her across a flat , horizontal field. You have a choice of (a) pushing her from behind by applying a force downward on her shoulders at 30 degrees below the horizontal (b) attaching a rope to the front of the sled and pulling with a force 30 degrees above the horizontal. Which would be easier for you and why
2. Homework Equations
F =ma
I think both situations yield the same net force thus the same acceleration
You are playing with your daugther in the snow. She sits on a sled and asks you to slide her across a flat , horizontal field. You have a choice of (a) pushing her from behind by applying a force downward on her shoulders at 30 degrees below the horizontal (b) attaching a rope to the front of the sled and pulling with a force 30 degrees above the horizontal. Which would be easier for you and why
2. Homework Equations
F =ma
The Attempt at a Solution
I think both situations yield the same net force thus the same acceleration