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impact errors

Frequently Made Errors in Mechanics: Momentum and Impacts

May 20, 2015
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  An impact is an impulse (change of momentum) that involves arbitrarily large forces acting very briefly. These result in near-instantaneous…
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Frequently Made Errors in Mechanics: Friction

May 8, 2015
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1. Direction of the normalDefinition: The normal force that body A exerts on body B is that force of minimum magnitude which suffices to prevent penetration…
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Frequently Made Errors in Mechanics: Forces

May 6, 2015
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Entire List for Frequently Made Errors Series Mechanics Forces Friction Moments Kinematics Hydrostatics Momentum and Impacts …
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