A firefighter with a weight of 745 Newton slides down a vertical pole with an acceleration of 3.23 m/s2, directed downward.
(a) Find the magnitude and direction of the vertical force (use up as the positive direction) exerted by the pole on the firefighter?
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(b) Find the magnitude and direction of the vertical force (use up as the positive direction) exerted by the firefighter on the pole?
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