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Homework Statement A hang gilder runs off a cliff, with a speed of 3 m/s. What is its overall velocity after 5 seconds? Some constants like gravity are rounded because this is an MCAT problem. Homework Equations v=v(initial) + at a^2 + b^2 = c^2 The Attempt at a Solution...

Oh sorry I should have explained.. The only thing I can really think of is that it that the magnet might be trying to set up a magnetic field inside of the pole. It also could be that the pole has a much smaller area for the magnet to go through so it is experiencing the effects of its own...

My teacher had a long metal pole (I believe it was aluminum) and said that it was NOT magnetized. He put a magnet up to the side of the pole and it did not stick, and he dropped a marker through the top of the pole and the marker came out the bottom at a normal rate. However, when he took a...