What is the magnitude of the acceleration

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A team of eight dogs pulls a sled with waxed wood runners on wet snow (mush!). The dogs have average masses of 19.0 kg, and the loaded sled with its rider has a mass of 210 kg.

(a) Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration starting from rest if each dog exerts an average force of 185 N backward on the snow.

(b) What is the magnitude of the acceleration once the sled starts to move?

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