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Reply 1

Did you calculate the resultant force yourself using pythagoras' theorem or was it given?

Then you just use F=ma, where F is the resultant force.

Reply 2

what?

a = F/m = 11.5/3.2 = 3.6 m s^-2
is there something I'm missing?

Reply 3

what?

a = F/m = 11.5/3.2 = 3.6 m s^-2
is there something I'm missing?

You're right. Whats the problem? Thats what Maya said!