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    Solving Simple Harmonic Motion: Algebraic Trick Needed?

    thank you guys. you are right. this equation is wrong; \stackrel{\rightarrow}{F}_{x} = m\ddot{r} = -4/3 G \rho \pi m \sqrt{r^{2}-h^{2}} It should be \stackrel{\rightarrow}{F}_{x} = m\ddot{r_{x}} = -4/3 G \rho \pi m...
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    Solving Simple Harmonic Motion: Algebraic Trick Needed?

    I changed it so that we are working with just magnitudes but I still can't see anything wrong. what would you do?
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    Solving Simple Harmonic Motion: Algebraic Trick Needed?

    Its a central forces problem where the mass can only move in the x direction along y = h resulting in Simple Harmonic Motion. (h is a constant) F = -4/3 G \rho \pi m r F_{x} = F Cos \theta = F\sqrt{r^{2}-h^{2}}/r F_{x} = -4/3 G \rho \pi m \sqrt{r^{2}-h^{2}} \rho = M/V = Constant F_{x} =...
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    Solving Simple Harmonic Motion: Algebraic Trick Needed?

    Hello I'm trying to find a formula for a Simple Harmonic Oscillator. After some algebra I've got it down to; \ddot{r}-A*\sqrt{r^{2}-B^{2} } = 0 where A and B are constants. I'm trying to get it down to be in the form of \ddot{r} + C*r = 0 I am feeling like a dummy cause it...
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    Is This High School Physics Exam Question Fair?

    <---- feels kinda dumb Thanks for your replies doc. I did have the wrong reference tables. I would not have noticed until now. here is the correct link http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/reftable/reftablearch/physics06tbl.pdf you are awsome :)
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    Is This High School Physics Exam Question Fair?

    wow that was fast. thanks for your reply. If that is the case, then I did overlook that. However I looked at the reference sheet again and I don't see it. this is the link for the pdf http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/reftable/reftablearch/physicstbl.pdf" do you have something different?
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    Is This High School Physics Exam Question Fair?

    hi I am new here, but I signed up to ask this question. I was looking at a high school physics exam from last june and one of the questions seems to me like it's unfair. I think they didn't give enough information to solve the problem. here it is; An 80-kilogram skier slides on waxed skis...
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