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Homework Statement Which of the following numbers will be stored in an 8-bit computer as 11000001? This computer uses the 2's compliment convention. a)-64 b)-63 c)63 d)64 Homework Equations 1's and 2's compliment The Attempt at a Solution The answer is -63 and after trial...

Homework Statement A 2.0 kg object moving along the x-axis at 3.0 m/s strikes a 1.0 kg object initially at rest. Immediately after the collision, the 2.0 kg object has a velocity of 1.5 m/s directed 30 degree from its initial direction of motion. What is the x-component of the veolcity of the...

Homework Statement A wheel starts from rest and spins with a constant angular acceleration. As time goes on the accerlation vector for a point on the rim: a) decreases in magnitude and becomes more nearly tangent to the rim b) decreases in magnitude and becomes more nearly radial c)...

ooh ok, makes sense! ty

thanks for the help, actually that guy isn't me LOL. anyways i understand what youre saying, however i don't get why fkd should be on the left side? What i have now is U1 + U2 = K + U2 + fkd. The U2's cancel out...and the left hand side is my initial Emech(both U1 and U2 prior to the drop)...

Hello everyone I am stuck on this question, hopefully someone can help me out, here is the question: 2kg block is sitting on surface while 3kg block is hanging. So far this is what I am thinking, the 2 blocks acts as a system, initially the block is 1.5m high, so mgy gives me the...