The skip of the Canadian curling team exerts a horizontal force 10 N against the 20 kg rock during his delivery. At this instant, the rock is sliding across the ice, and the skip is not exerting any vertical force on it. The coefficient of static friction between the rock and the ice is 0.08. The coefficient of dynamic friction between the rock and the ice is 0.05. What is the horizontal acceleration of the rock?

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