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would this be higher rated than vector mechanics - statics 10th edition by beer, johnson ?

Hi All I am currently doing a 1st year engineering course. The course is called applied mechanics and focusses on statics. Could someone recommend a good introductory statics textbook. The link below is the unit outline for my course...

Homework Statement : A centrifuge starts from rest and speeds up at 3400rpm after 50 seconds. a sample is at a distance of 37.5mm from the centre 1) find the angular acceleration 2) calculate the centripetal acceleration [/B] Homework Equations : v2 / r v = rω a = rω2 a=Λω/Λt 3. The...

thanks for your help. i am understanding the concepts slowly. Where do i search on this website for textbooks. Would you know of any textbook that explains these concepts but are not to technical to understand.

how would i draw a free body diagram and sum forces ? is there any tutorial or website i could reference off ?

Question 3) if it is moving upwards at 4m/s for 5 seconds. Then there would be no acceleration as a=0 so the scale would read the same 1128 N would i need to show any working out instead of w=mg = 91.7* 9.8

Homework Statement A person stands on a scale in a elevator at rest. The scale reads 900N. 1) what is the persons mass 2) the elevator accelerates up at 2.5m/s^2. What does the scale read now ? 3)The elevator then continues to move upwards with a steady speed of 4m/s for 5 seconds. What does...

Hello All I am new member on this website. I would like to gain further knowledge in specific physics areas. Can anyone recommend a good tutorial website that teaches mechanics concepts.

Okay i think i understand from your diagram. this is because the resultant vector is from the start point to the end point, then you have drawn a triangle. Would my calculations be right in assuming the length of each side. then using pythagorean theorem and tan^-1 to find the angle.

would i connect the lines between west 41.7 km and east 12.48km to the base position therefore drawing a triangle ?

11.2km away using the pythagorean theroem. I understand i would be able to draw a clear triangle diagram and then find the angle and the distance.

I have converted all the answers to m/s i.e. 100km/hr /3.6 constant = 27.8m/s 25m/s 75km/hr /3.6 constant = 20.8m/s then converted the time to seconds 25 min = 1500s 1000s 10min=600s distance = speed *time = 27.8ms*1500=41.7km 25*1000=25km...

1.A aircraft leaves base and travels west at a speed of 100km/hr for 25 minutes, then turns right and travels north at a speed of 25m/s for 1000 seconds, then turns right and travels east at a speed of 75 km/hr for 10 minutes. The plane is asked to return to base. Determine the direction that...