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How to get the force by Block A?
You need the friction arrow. Imagine if there was no friction between the two blocks, B would slide out from A and A would stay in the exact same place. So friction must be keeping A on top of B.- stellaman
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Is this question dealing with law of conservation of momentum?
You have 2 different parts. At rest and moving, aka before and after, aka primed and unprimed.- stellaman
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Relative speed and Time dilation
Homework Statement What is the relative speed if two observers record a time difference of 1% Homework Equations t=(gamma)t' The Attempt at a Solution I use the above equation and solved for v, and got v=sqrt(-c2((t'/t)2-1) however I am gettin 2.999x108m/s, and I am pretty...- stellaman
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- Dilation Relative Relative speed Speed Time Time dilation
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How Does Light Expand in a Ring Around a Dusty Star?
Homework Statement A star surrounded by a sphere of dust with a radius R. The star emits a short bright flash of light, it is absorbed and re-emitted by the dust. Someone much further away than R sees the light, first at a point on the shell and then in an expanding ring. A)Show that the...- stellaman
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- Dust Sphere Star
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help