A flea jumps by exerting a force of 1.20 × 10−5 N straight down on the ground. A breezeblowing on the flea parallel to the ground exerts a force of 0.500 × 10−6 N on the flea whilethe flea is still in contact with the ground. Find the direction and magnitude of theacceleration of the flea if its mass is 6.00 × 10−7 kg . Do not neglect the gravitational force.

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Answer:

Acceleration a=10.234 m/s²

Direction α=85.3°

Explanation:

Given data

F₁=1.20×10⁻⁵N

F₂=0.500×10⁻⁶N

mass m=6.00×10⁻⁷kg

According to Newton second law.

Fnet=∑F

[tex]F_{net}=F_{1}+F_{2}+W=ma\\[/tex]

Substitute the given values

[tex]a=\frac{F_{1}+F_{2}+W}{m} \\a=\frac{1.20*10^{-5}j+(0.500*10^{-6} )i+(mg)}{m}\\a=\frac{1.20*10^{-5}j+(0.500*10^{-6} )i+(6.00*10^{-7}(-9.8m/s^{2} ))}{6.00*10^{-7}}\\a=[10.2j+0.833i]m/s^{2}[/tex]

So the magnitude of acceleration is given by

[tex]a=\sqrt{a_{x}^{2}+a_{y}^{2} } \\a=\sqrt{(10.2)^{2}+(0.833)^{2} }\\a=10.234m/s^{2}[/tex]

For the direction is given by:

[tex]\alpha =tan^{-1}(\frac{a_{y} }{a_{x}} ) \\\alpha=tan^{-1}(\frac{10.2 }{0.833} )\\\alpha =85.3^{o}[/tex]