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    Calculating Force on Handle of 23-kg Suitcase

    mass- gravity. so wait. 180n brings vertical forces to zero?
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    Calculating Force on Handle of 23-kg Suitcase

    Homework Statement A 23-kg suitcase is being pulled with constant speed by a handle that is at an angle of 25 degrees above the horizontal. If the normal force exerted on the suitcase is 180N, what is the force applied to the handle? Homework Equations net force =ma\vec{} Voy = Vo sin...
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    Calculating Distance Traveled by a Dog Between Two Walking Owners

    no it doesn't. i can understand the distance part, i.e. the dog is allowed travel of 3 m/s during the time frame the owners travel (10/2.6). I went over the problem with a kid at the tutoring site at our school, we all get the same answer. I'll ask the teacher, he might have a solutions manual...
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    Calculating Distance Traveled by a Dog Between Two Walking Owners

    Hi everybody. I haven't been in school a few years, and its second week into physics. I have what the book describes as the answer, and through several methods seem to come .5m away from the stated answer...I don't know if they just simplify it or not. Homework Statement A dog runs back...
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