Vertical force exerted by the pole on the firefighter

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A firefighter with a weight of 715 Nslides down a vertical pole with an acceleration of 2.85 m/s², directed downward.

a) What are the magnitude and direction of thevertical force (use up as the positive direction) exerted by the pole on the firefighter?

b) What are the magnitude and direction of the vertical force (useup as the positive direction) exerted by the firefighter on the pole?

Reference no: EM13646133

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