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At an instant when a soccer ball is in contact with the foot of a player kicking it, the horizontal or x component of the ball's acceleration is 780 m/s2 and the vertical or y component of its acceleration is 1160 m/s2. The ball's mass is 0.38 kg. What is the magnitude of the net force acting on the soccer ball at this instant?
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The net force acting on the soccer ball at this instant can be calculated using the equation F = ma, where F is the net force, m is the mass of the soccer ball (0.38 kg in this case), and a is the acceleration in vector form (780 m/s2 in the x-direction and 1160 m/s2 in the y-direction). Therefore, the magnitude of the net force is equal to √(780)2 + (1160)2 = 1765.6 N.
