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    Elevator Problem w/ app. Weight

    Homework Statement Henry gets into an elevator on the 50th floor of a building and it begins moving at t = 0 s. The figure shows his apparent weight over the next 12 s where w1 = 520, w2 = 720, and w3 = 920. The graph: Begins at t=0 at w1 and goes in a horizontal straight line until...
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    A Pickup Truck and a bit of Friction

    Thank you for your welcome =) How would you use F = ma to find the acceleration when you don't have the mass?
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    A Pickup Truck and a bit of Friction

    Homework Statement A pickup truck with a steel bed is carrying a steel file cabinet. If the truck's speed is 27 m/s, what is the shortest distance (m) in which it can stop without the file cabinet sliding? (Use µs = 0.8 for the coefficient of static friction of steel on steel.) Homework...