What is the acceleration of a book on a bookshelf

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The discussion revolves around the acceleration of a book that falls off a bookshelf, specifically questioning the factors that influence this acceleration and the calculations involved after a certain time period.

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  • The original poster inquires about the acceleration of the book and whether it is influenced by the book's size or other factors. Some participants suggest that the acceleration is 9.8 m/s², while others question the assumptions behind this value.

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Participants are exploring different interpretations of the problem, with some providing numerical values for acceleration and others questioning the completeness of the information provided. There is no explicit consensus on the assumptions or the approach to take.

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The original poster notes that the problem does not provide additional information, which may affect the analysis. There is also a hint of frustration regarding the lack of initial attempts to solve the problem.

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Homework Statement


If a book falls off a bookshelf
What is its acceleration?
How fast will it have fallen after 1 second?
I wonder if someone could tell me how to work this out.
Does it depend on the size of the book, and do I need any other information.
This is all the problem says.

Many thanks


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Didn't you even try to solve it?
 
if a book falls off a bookshelf, wouldn't it's acceleration be 9.8 m/s2?
 
u=0, t=1, a=9.8 m/s2
 
9giddjl said:
if a book falls off a bookshelf, wouldn't it's acceleration be 9.8 m/s2?

QUITE RLY xD
HUGE SPOILER

[tex]v(t)=a(t)t+v_{0}(t)[/tex]
 

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