flea jumps by exerting a force of 1.02  10-5 N straight down on the ground. A breeze blowing on the flea parallel to the ground exerts a force of 1.12  10-6 N on the flea. Find the direction and magnitude (in m/s2) of the acceleration of the flea if its mass is 6.0  10-7 kg. (Let us assume that  Fwind  points to the right. We will consider this to be the +x direction and vertical to be the +y direction.) magnitude m/s2direction ° (measured clockwise from the vertical)

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A flea jumps by exerting a force of 1.02  10-5 N straight down on the ground. A breeze blowing on the flea parallel to the ground exerts a force of 1.12  10-6 N on the flea. Find the direction and magnitude (in m/s2) of the acceleration of the flea if its mass is 6.0  10-7 kg. (Let us assume that 
Fwind
 points to the right. We will consider this to be the +x direction and vertical to be the +y direction.)
magnitude m/s2direction ° (measured clockwise from the vertical)
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