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    Circular Motion -> amusement park ride

    Thanks for the reply! I guess that problem wasn't all that bad at all!
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    Circular Motion -> amusement park ride

    Circular Motion --> amusement park ride Homework Statement A gravitron ride at a fair consists of a large 15m cylinder, which rotates about a vertically oriented axis of symmetry. The rider is held to the inner cylinder wall by static friction as the bottom of the cylinder is lowered. If the...
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    Calculating Horizontal Force on a Frictionless Ramp: A 100kg Crate Problem

    Thanks for the welcome! And the guidance on this question! Looks like these forums could come in really handy in the next little while!
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    Calculating Horizontal Force on a Frictionless Ramp: A 100kg Crate Problem

    Homework Statement A 100kg crate is pushed at a constant speed up a frictionless 30 degree inclined ramp. What constant horizontal force is required? what force is exerted on the crate by the ramp? Homework Equations Fg parallel= mgsin(theta), Fg Perpindicular=mgcos(theta), Constant...