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Hmmm... for mv1 + Mv2 = (m+M)vf would it be true that v1 = -v2? because then i would have two eqns and two unknowns...

Homework Statement Heres is the problem I am trying to solve: George of the jungle, with mass m, swings on a light vine hanging from a stationary tree branch. a second vine of equal length hangs from the same point, and a gorilla of larger mass M swings in the opposite direction on it. Both...

So then also in that case, would the change in potential energy be mg(del_h)?

Hey guys, I am learning about the work-kinetic energy thereom and I am having trouble with a concept of it which arose from an example problem in my book. Here it is: Homework Statement A man wishes to load a refrigerator onto a truck using a ramp at angle theta, he claims that less...