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    Calculating Acceleration in a Pulley System

    Let us consider the dumb-waiter separately. The man standing on it has a mass 80 kg, but the force exerted by him on the elevator is 200N. He is applying some force on the rope, say F. 80g-F=200 You can solve this to know F. Now the weight of the elevator is 40 kg ang the force exerted by...
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    Decoding the Art Critic's Letter: Uncovering His Favorite Works of Art

    WHich is greater? 31^11 or 17^14 :bugeye:
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    Undergrad Try This Logical Question: Find the Rank of "Ought" & "Tough" in a Dictionary

    If I can help, The alphabetical order of the letters is G,H,O,T,U In the firt place,Words with O as the first letter will start after 2*4! words, 4! for G and H. In the second place, U will start after 3*3! words,3! each for G,H,T After this Alphabetically the next word will be ought. So...
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    Undergrad Try This Logical Question: Find the Rank of "Ought" & "Tough" in a Dictionary

    Try out this problem The letters of the word ought are rearranged to form new words irrespective of the meanings. The words were later compiled in a dictionary where they were arranged alphabetically. Find the rank of the word ought in the dictionary. Hence also find the rank of the word...
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    Coefficient of friction formulas help

    Notice that the body is moving with uniform accelaration. This means that the net force acting on the body is 0. Therefore, \mu * 52 N = 36 N This gives, \mu = 36 / 52
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    QUESTION: N.m Torque Calculation for Rotating Square Plate

    CHECK OUT THIS PROBLEM A SQUARE PLATE OF SIDE 5 cm IS ROTATING AROUND ONE OF ITS EDGES. IF THE ANGULAR ACCELARATION OF THE BODY IS 0.2 rad/s/s, FIND THE TORQUE. ANSWER:2.0 * 10^(-5) (TWO INTO 10 RAISED TO -5)
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    High School What Is the Alphabetical Rank of Ought and Tough?

    The letters of the word 'ought' are rearranged to form new words irrespective to the meanings. A dictionary is made in which the word are arranged alphabetically. Find the rank of the word ought in the dictionary. Hence also find the rank of the word tough in the same dictionary. FOR ANSWER...
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    Undergrad Problem on block sliding on a wedge

    Consider a block of mass 'm' kept on the hypotenuse of a right triangular wedge of mass 'M'. Calculate the accelaration of the wedge and the block. Hence find the force that should be applied to 'M' so that 'm' does not move?