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    What would friction be in this pulley system

    1. You have a mass hanging off of a frictionless pulley (massless string). The other mass is on a table. The weight of the mass causes the block on the table to slide at an acceleration. There is friction between the block and the table. What would the coefficient of kinetic friction be for this...
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    How do I stop making careless errors on physics tests?

    let's say i didn't haave enough time to check
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    How do I stop making careless errors on physics tests?

    I just lost 20 points on my last physics test because of making stupid careless mistakes how can i cut down on these my teacher doesn't give partial credit on one question i thought it asked to find the maximum height, it turned out that it asked for the Range the object traveled...
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    I was just wondering (not a hw question) whats the best design for penny barge?

    If i were to use a square shaped aluminum foil. What would be the best design for a penny barge. I was thinking a boatshaped one, but i realized its hard to fold a boat without retangular paper
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    Area Under a Parametric Curve (did I do it correctly?)

    Well that explains all of my confusion thanks i accidentally only looked at half of the minor axis and divided by 2
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    Area Under a Parametric Curve (did I do it correctly?)

    Thanks what I'm confused with i assumed you multiply that solution by 4 however, i looked up the formula for the area of an oval It's the length of the major axis/2 x length of the minor axis/2 x pi therefore the answer would be 2.5pi that is equal to when i evaluated it from 0 to...
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    Area Under a Parametric Curve (did I do it correctly?)

    sorry i meant an ellipse apparently that's the formula integral of alpha to beta of g(t)h'(t)dt
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    Area Under a Parametric Curve (did I do it correctly?)

    Find the area under the parametric curve (clearly a circle): x=5sin(t) y=2cos(t) domain of t: [0,2pi] h(t)=x g(t)=y integral from alpha to beta (lower to upper) of g(t)h'(t)dt integral from 0 to pi/2 of 10cos(t)^2 10(x/2+sin2x/4) evaluated from 0 to pi/2 solution: 2.5pi...
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    How would you solve a momentum problem including friction and/or springs?

    how would u implement kinetic friction and springs into a momentum question? None of the questions in my textbook shows a momentum+friction/springs question lets say Car A (350 kg) is traveling 60 m/s east and car B (400 kg) is traveling 30 m/s west. The collision is completely elastic...
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    How Do You Calculate the Initial Velocity of a Bullet in an Elastic Collision?

    Homework Statement A bullet of mass m is shot into a block of mass M that rests on a rough surface with coefficient of kinetic friction k. The block slides for a distance of x meters before coming to a stop. Derive an expression for the initial velocity of the bullet. Homework Equations...
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