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Centripetal Motion Homework: Min Coeff of Friction
Homework Statement At amusement parks, there is a popular ride where the floor of a rotating cylindrical room falls away, leaving the backs of the riders "plastered against the wall. Suppose the radius of the room is 3.30 m and the speed of the wall is 10.0 m/s when the floor falls away...- gtn013
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How High Do Crossing Stones Meet When Thrown from Opposite Ends of a Cliff?
Does each stone use the same coordinate system then? Could they use different coordinates where for stone 1 thrown downwards: vo1 = 9 and a = g while stone 2 thrown upwards is: vo2 = 9 and a = -g?- gtn013
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How High Do Crossing Stones Meet When Thrown from Opposite Ends of a Cliff?
Homework Statement Two stones are thrown simultaneously, one straight upward from the base of a cliff and the other straight downward from the top of the cliff. The height of the cliff is 6.00m. The stones are thrown with the same speed of 9.00 m/s. Find the location (above the base of the...- gtn013
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- 1d Fall Free fall Kinematics
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