How to calculate the unknown force

Aperson standing in a canoe exerts a force of 700 n to throw an anchor over the side. find the acceleration of the canoe if the total mass of the canoe and the person is 100 kg?

Two polarizers are oriented at 40∘ to each other and plane-polarized light is incident on them. if only 16 percent of the light gets through both of them, what was the initial polarization direction of the incident light?

Suppose while hauling rocks, you accidentally drop one. it breaks apart in flat, planar sections. what type of rock did you just drop? 20 points