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rachel9

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Alternating current has an advantage over direct current because ________.
 a. one can step up the voltage that one can use
  b. batteries can be displaced in most circuits
  c. electrical generators can be made to function
  d. incandescent lights will only work with AC

Question 2

A 2 000-kg sailboat experiences an eastward force of 3 000 N by the ocean tide and a wind force against its sails of magnitude 6 000 N directed toward the northwest (45 N of W). What is the magnitude and direction of the resultant acceleration?



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

2.2 m/s2 at 74 N of W





 

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