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Finding Center of Mass on a Reaction Board Using Torque Principles
Homework Statement A person's center of mass is easily found by having the person lie on a reaction board. A horizontal, 3.0-m-long, 6.6kg reaction board is supported only at the ends, with one end resting on a scale and the other on a pivot. A 63kg woman lies on the reaction board with her...- leejos16
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- Torque
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Rollercoaster normal force question
hmm then are you saying that my velocity is wrong then? Any suggesstions how to solve it then?- leejos16
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Rollercoaster normal force question
OK first I did 5.50rps*2*pi*9.5 to get velocity. Than I used it in the equation n=52kg(328m/s)^2/9.5 - (52*9.8) Is something wrong?- leejos16
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Rollercoaster normal force question
Homework Statement In an amusement park ride called The Roundup, passengers stand inside a 19.0m -diameter rotating ring. After the ring has acquired sufficient speed, it tilts into a vertical plane, as shown in the figure 1. Suppose the ring rotates once every 5.50s . If a rider's mass is...- leejos16
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- Force Normal Normal force Rollercoaster
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Can a Rope Held by Macho Man Stay Perfectly Horizontal with a Weight?
Homework Statement In the figure professional wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage is suspending a 10 kg mass with a rope between his two hands. Is the strongest member of your team, or even the Macho Man, strong enough to keep a heavy mass stationary and the rope perfectly horizontal? Explain...- leejos16
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- Tension
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