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    At which locations would both planets gravitational force pull on you ?

    Homework Statement http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/b465/laurenwings5/Picture1-1.jpg Two planets with the same diameter are close to each other, as shown. One planet has twice the mass as the other planet. At which locations would both planets’ gravitational force pull on you in the...
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    Work done by spring force on rotating disk in circular motion

    Homework Statement A spring has a force constant of 548 N/m and an unstretched length of 6 cm. One end is attached to a post that is free to rotate in the center of a smooth table, as shown in the top view below. The other end is attached to a 8 kg disk moving in uniform circular motion...
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    Magnitude of resultant of four vectors with given magnitudes and angles

    Homework Statement Consider four vectors ~ F1, ~ F2, ~ F3, and ~ F4 with magnitudes F1 = 59 N, F2 = 29 N, F3 = 11 N, and F4 = 60 N, θ1 = 150 ◦, θ2 = −150 ◦, θ3 = 23◦, and θ4 = −56◦, measured from the positive x-axis with counterclockwise positive. What is the magnitude of the resultant...
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    Two masses one woman one acceleration

    so that means that the acceleration of the truck is 0 m/s^2?
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    Two masses one woman one acceleration

    1. A small car of mass 708 kg is parked behind a small truck of mass 1797 kg on a level road. The brakes of both the car and the truck are off so that they are free to roll with negligible friction. A 81 kg woman sitting on the tailgate of the truck shoves the car away by exerting a...