A 43 kg girl and an 8.4 kg sled are on the frictionless ice of a frozen lake, 17 m apart but connected by a rope of negligible mass. The girl exerts a horizontal 5.9 N force on the rope.
(a) What is the acceleration of the girl? m/s2
(b) What is the acceleration of the sled? m/s2
(c) How far from the girl's initial position do they meet? m