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    Why divide by 1.059 to convert from slugs*ft/(s^2) to lbf?

    Hello Steamking, Thanks for the reply, The homework problem is the following. Upon landing, airplanes exhaust the air from the engine through a reverse thrust mechanism in order to slow the plane. In this configuration, air flows into the jet engine shown at a rate of 9 slugs/s and a speed of...
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    Why divide by 1.059 to convert from slugs*ft/(s^2) to lbf?

    Homework Statement Hello guys, I just have a very quick question about English units. On my fluids homework, I got the answer 9714.806 slugs*ft/(s^2) which seems to be right according to the solutions manual. The homework problem is asking for the force , and the solution manual is dividing...
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    Is the Charge on the Inner Wall of a Conducting Sphere Zero?

    Hello guys, Homework Statement I am currently learning about Gauss's law in my physics class. I am having trouble understanding the concept of a charge placed on an isolated conductor. For example, one of my homework problems asked for the charge on the inner wall of a conducting sphere...