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Thank you sir, that did it

Homework Statement A 1.7 kg , 20cm--diameter turntable rotates at 140rpm on frictionless bearings. Two 480g blocks fall from above, hit the turntable simultaneously at opposite ends of a diameter, and stick. What is the turntable's angular velocity, in rpm , just after this event...

Ok. I thought that it might be something like that, but i wanted to be sure. Thanks guys

The book says that her speed was 3.2 m/s and she landed 300 meters away from her intended landing spot

Homework Statement Mary needs to row her boat across a 100-m-wide river that is flowing to the east at a speed of 1.0 m/s. Mary can row with a speed of 2.0 m/s. a) If Mary points her boat due north, how far from her intended landing spot will she be when she reaches the opposite shore? b)...