6. Blanche, a 100 kg shot-putter, is putting the 4 kg shot in a track meet. Just
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Question
6. Blanche, a 100 kg shot-putter, is putting the 4 kg shot in a track meet. Just before she releases the shot, Blanche is in the air (her feet are off the ground). At this instant, the only force she exerts against the shot is an 800 N horizontal force directed forward. a. What is Blanches horizontal acceleration at this instant? b. What is Blanches vertical acceleration at this instant? c. What is the shots horizontal acceleration at this instant? d. What is the shots vertical acceleration at this instant?
Explanation / Answer
a) Blanches horizontal acceleration at this instant = F/m = 800 / 100 = 8 m/s2
b) Blanche