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    Solve Ball on a String for Velocity w/ Mass, Length & Gravity

    Hi everyone, I've relooked at my workings and managed to come up with a new answer which I think is correct. Angle is now 54.7 degrees. Please see the attachment solution. Thanks!
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    Force Required to Tip a Block of wood?

    Thanks for the help but I still can't figure out how much that imaginary force would be. Will taking the view of the non-inertial frame comoving with the block, would that also affect how I find force F (which I have to minus the accelerating force?). I have no clue where to place the pivot...
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    Solve Ball on a String for Velocity w/ Mass, Length & Gravity

    This isn't actually a homework problem, but I thought it would be relevant to post it here since it is a problem afterall, and I need some help at the solution. Thank you everyone! Homework Statement There is a ball mass M hanging on a massless string length L, from a nail in the wall...
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    Force Required to Tip a Block of wood?

    Hi everyone, Please refer to the attached diagram. I was playing around with pulling tablecloths out from the bottom of plates and objects resting on it, and was getting good results. I also happened to have a cuboid wooden paperweight which was on the table cloth and I noticed that that...
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