A firefighter with a weight of 713 N slides down a vertical pole with an acceleration of 2.88 m/s2, directed downward. (a) What is the magnitude of the vertical force on the firefighter from the pole? (b) What is the direction (up or down) of the vertical force on the firefighter from the pole? up O down (c) What is the magnitude of the vertical force on the pole from the firefighter? (d) What is the direction of the vertical force on the pole from the firefighter? dn O down

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A firefighter with a weight of 713 N slides down a vertical pole with an acceleration of 2.88 m/s2, directed downward.
(a) What is the magnitude of the vertical force on the firefighter from the pole?
(b) What is the direction (up or down) of the vertical force on the firefighter from the pole?
up
down
(c) What is the magnitude of the vertical force on the pole from the firefighter?
N
(d) What is the direction of the vertical force on the pole from the firefighter?
up
down
Transcribed Image Text:A firefighter with a weight of 713 N slides down a vertical pole with an acceleration of 2.88 m/s2, directed downward. (a) What is the magnitude of the vertical force on the firefighter from the pole? (b) What is the direction (up or down) of the vertical force on the firefighter from the pole? up down (c) What is the magnitude of the vertical force on the pole from the firefighter? N (d) What is the direction of the vertical force on the pole from the firefighter? up down
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Given  weight w=713N and mass m= 713/9.8 = 72. 75

And the acceleration a=2.88m/s2

WWe have to find magnitude of the force and the direction of the virticle force on the f. F from the pole.

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