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Homework Statement A man floating in water was spotted by fishermen on a boat. Before taking him on board, the man was put on a fish scale to see how much he weighed. The reading on the scale oscillated between 72kg and 178kg. The wave speed was measured to be 16 m/s. The wave height was 3 m...

What will the normal force be then?

Homework Statement A block of mass 300 gm is attached to a spring with spring constant 1000 N/m. A smaller block of mass 100 gm is pushed against the first block, compressing the spring 5 cm. The coefficient of static friction between the two blocks is u = 0.2. The blocks are then released...

Can anyone give me some helpful advice as to how to improve my problem-solving skills? Please help me out. I'm currently taking a 1st year (undergrad) level Physics course. I do well on my assignments for the most part, and occasionally look for help on these forums to find approaches to...