Answer:
2.23 m/s²
Explanation:
mass of sail boat, m = 20600 kg
Force along east, F1 = 17700 N
Force along north west, F2 = 60000 N
write the forces in vector form
[tex]\overrightarrow{F_{1}}=17700 \widehat{i}[/tex]
[tex]\overrightarrow{F_{2}}=60000\left ( - Cos45 \widehat{i}+Sin45\widehat{j}\right )[/tex]
[tex]\overrightarrow{F_{2}}=-42426.41\widehat{i}+42426.41\widehat{j}[/tex]
Net force acting on the boat
[tex]\overrightarrow{F}=\overrightarrow{F_{1}}+\overrightarrow{F_{2}}[/tex]
[tex]\overrightarrow{F}=17573.6\widehat{i}+42426.41\widehat{j}[/tex]
The magnitude of net force is given by
[tex]F=\sqrt{17573.6^{2}+42426.41^{2}}[/tex]
F = 45922 N
Acceleration = force / mass
a = 45922 / 20600
a = 2.23 m/s²