A meter stick whose mass is $250$ grams lies on ice. You pull at one end of the meter stick, at right angles to the stick, with a force F $=6$ newtons. The ensuing motion of the meter stick is quite complicated, but what are the initial magnitude and direction of the rate of change of the momentum of the stick, dPtot$/$dt$,$ when you first apply the force?

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What is the magnitude of the initial acceleration of the center of the stick?

m$/$s$2$