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    Newton's Laws: Force of Tension

    Homework Statement A mountain climber, in the process of crossing between two cliffs by a rope, pauses to rest. She weighs 600 N. As the drawing shows, she is closer to the left cliff than to the right cliff, with the result that the tensions in the left and right sides of the rope are not the...
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    Kinematics Problem, seemingly missing information

    Homework Statement In reaching her destination, a backpacker walks with an average velocity of 1.36 m/s, due west. This average velocity results, because she hikes for 5.18 km with an average velocity of 2.05 m/s due west, turns around, and hikes with an average velocity of 0.699 m/s due east...
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