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    Finding Mass of Bicyclist and Bike for Unbanked Curve Travel

    uh, yeah. He kind of makes us do all the symbolism junk. It confuses me more than it should. Thanks for the advice. It'll come in handy later.
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    Finding Mass of Bicyclist and Bike for Unbanked Curve Travel

    Here's the Prob: What is the smallest raduis of an unbanked curve around which a bicyclist can travel if her speed is 18 mph and the coefficient of static friction between the tires and the road is .32? This was the response I got: For the second one: draw a freebody diagram, label...
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    Can You Solve These Challenging Physics Problems?

    Thanks, but wait, I'm still a little confused on the bike problem. We need to know the mass of the bike and the rider, and that's something we don't know yet. How do you find the mass? wait...tell me if I'm doing this right... g=gravity? So to find the mass would you use the equation...
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    Get Emergency Help on 4 Stuck Physics Problems | Mass, Force, Orbit Calculations

    Help on some problems:EMERGENCY! Hi all, I only have 4 problems I'm stuck on. Maybe you can help me a little...please?! I know it seems like a lot of problems, but I've really tried to do these and I'm majorly stuck. If you guys'll help with these last 4, I won't ever have this many...
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    Can You Solve These Challenging Physics Problems?

    Help on a few more?? Hi guys, I still need some help with physics. If you guys could help me get a good grade, it would be soooooooooo appreciated. Okay, this one I've been working at for a while: A 17.0 kg monkey hangs from a cord suspended from the ceiling of an elevator. The...
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    Max Speed Calculation for Tarzan's Vine Swing - AP Physics Problem

    Okay thanks... K, so the Fc is the net force right? and what's the R again? R is the length of the vine? But wait, how do you incorparate both equations at once??
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    Max Speed Calculation for Tarzan's Vine Swing - AP Physics Problem

    Hi I'm AllAmericanGirl2004, I need some serious help in my AP Physics class. This last unit, on forces is nearly killing me. Maybe you guys can help me understand this. Here's a problem I'm stuck on... Tarzan plans to cross a gorge by swinging in an arc from a hanging vine. If his arms...
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