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    How do you find acceleration when you are only given netwons?

    Net force is then 20N - 480N = -460N. Divide by the mass (F = ma).
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    Estimating Work on the Ferris Wheel: George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.

    I've been thinking about this problem for the last half hour, but can't seem to come up with a way of finding a solution. Maybe some of you can help. "George Washington Gale Ferris. Jr., a civil engineering graduate from RPI, built the original Ferris wheel. The wheel carried 36 wooden cars...
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    Solving the Ferris Wheel Problem: Estimating Work Requirement

    I've been thinking about this problem for the last half hour, but can't seem to come up with a way of finding a solution. Maybe some of you can help. "George Washington Gale Ferris. Jr., a civil engineering graduate from RPI, built the original Ferris wheel. The wheel carried 36 wooden cars...
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