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    HELP - force of wind/torque on a building

    :eek: how do you even start with this problem: A 50 story building is being planned. It is to be 200 m high with a base 40 m by 70 m. Its total mass will be about 1.8 107 kg and its weight therefore about 1.8 108 N. Suppose a 200 km/h wind exerts a force of 840 N/m2 over the 70 m wide face...
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    What is the Speed of the Upper End of a Falling Pole?

    haha yeah its giancoli. thanks so much for your help, but i still have one question though. you you are plugging in v/r for w, what do you use for r?
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    What is the Speed of the Upper End of a Falling Pole?

    Please help me get this, it's due tonigh tonight on webassign. The question is: A 3.30 m long pole is balanced vertically on its tip. It is given a tiny push. What will be the speed of the upper end of the pole just before it hits the ground? Assume the lower end does not slip. I know to...
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