Two horses are pulling a barge with a mass of 2.00 x 103 kg along a canal. The cable connected to the first horse makes an angle of 30.0° with respect to the direction of the canal, while the cable connected to the second horse makes an angle of 45.0°. Find the initial acceleration of the barge, starting at rest, if each hour exerts a force of magnitude 6.00 x 102 N on the barge. Ignore forces of resistance on the barge.

As part of your daily workout, you lie on your back and push with your feet against a platform attached to two stiff springs arranged side by side so that they are parallel to each other. when you push the platform, you compress the springs. you do an amount of work of 79.0 j when you compress the springs a distance of 0.230 m from their uncompressed length. (a) what magnitude of force must you apply to hold the platform in this position? (b)how much additional work must you do to move the platform a distance 0.230 m farther? (c) what maximum force must you apply to move the platform a distance 0.230 m farther?