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finchy4 · 11-08-2007, 10:19 PM

A person fishing hooks a 7.0-kg fish on a line that can only sustain a maximum of 38 N of force before breaking. At one point while reeling in the bass, it fights back with a force of 41 N. What is the minimum acceleration with which you must play out the line during this time in order to keep the line from breaking?

Fisherman22 · 11-09-2007, 10:49 PM

The fish fights back with a force of 41 N and the line can sustain only 38 N before being in danger of breaking. This 38 N represents the maximum force you can exert to restrain the fish, the remaining 3 N being taken up by the acceleration of the fish away from you. Using F = ma, this represents an accelaration of 3 N / 7.0 kg = 0.43 m/sec^2.

11-08-2007, 10:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
finchy4 Fisherman Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 59 Rep Power: 12	physics What is the minimum acceleration? A person fishing hooks a 7.0-kg fish on a line that can only sustain a maximum of 38 N of force before breaking. At one point while reeling in the bass, it fights back with a force of 41 N. What is the minimum acceleration with which you must play out the line during this time in order to keep the line from breaking?

11-09-2007, 10:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fisherman22 Fishing King Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 431 Rep Power: 43	physics What is the minimum acceleration? The fish fights back with a force of 41 N and the line can sustain only 38 N before being in danger of breaking. This 38 N represents the maximum force you can exert to restrain the fish, the remaining 3 N being taken up by the acceleration of the fish away from you. Using F = ma, this represents an accelaration of 3 N / 7.0 kg = 0.43 m/sec^2.

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