A 1200 kg airplane starts from rest and, with a constant acceleration of magnitude 5.0 m/s 2

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A 1200 kg airplane starts from rest and, with a constant acceleration of magnitude 5.0 m/s2, reaches its takeoff speed in 9.00 s. 

(a) What is the magnitude of the net force on the airplane during this time interval? 

(b) Assume that when the plane is just reaching its takeoff speed the drag force is equal to one-half of the thrust. Sketch an FBD and label the magnitudes of the forces. 

(c) What is its takeoff speed?

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