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A satellite orbits
above the Earth. The satellite runs into another stationary satellite of equal mass and the two stick together. What is their resulting velocity?
A satellite orbits
above the Earth. The satellite runs into another stationary satellite of equal mass and the two stick together. What is their resulting velocity?
A person jumps from the roof of a house high. When he strikes the ground below, he bends his knees so that his torso decelerates over an approximate distance of
. If the mass of his torso (excluding legs) is
, find the average force exerted on his torso by his legs during deceleration.
Two skaters push off of each other in the middle of an ice rink. If one skater has a mass of and an acceleration of
, what is the acceleration of the other skater if her mass is
?
Two skaters push off of each other in the middle of an ice rink. If one skater has a mass of and an acceleration of
, what is the acceleration of the other skater if her mass is
?
A person jumps from the roof of a house high. When he strikes the ground below, he bends his knees so that his torso decelerates over an approximate distance of
. If the mass of his torso (excluding legs) is
, find the average force exerted on his torso by his legs during deceleration.
A boy falls out of a tree and hits the ground with of force. How much force does the ground exert on the boy?
Two skaters push off of each other in the middle of an ice rink. If one skater has a mass of and an acceleration of
, what is the mass of the other skater if her acceleration is
?
A pair of fuzzy dice is hanging by a cord from your rearview mirror. While you are decelerating at a constant rate from to rest in
, what angle does the string make with the vertical and in what direction (toward or away from the windshield)?
Two skaters push off of each other in the middle of an ice rink. If one skater has a mass of and an acceleration of
, what is the mass of the other skater if her acceleration is
?