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Two children on ice skates pull toward each other on a rope held taut between them. The inertia of one child is 33 kg , and the inertia of the other is 26 kg .

Part A Part complete If at one instant the 33-kg child is accelerating at 1.6 m/s2 to the left, what is the acceleration of the 26-kg child at that instant? Express your answer with the appropriate units. a a = 2.0 ms2 SubmitPrevious Answers Correct Part B What happens to each acceleration if the 26-kg child stops pulling and just hangs on? What happens to each acceleration if the 26- child stops pulling and just hangs on? The acceleration of 33-kg child would increase and the acceleration of 26-kg child would decrease. The acceleration of 33-kg child would decrease and the acceleration of 26-kg child would increase. Both accelerations would increase. Both accelerations would decrease. SubmitRequest Answer

Answer 1