Physics (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780321976444
Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 24PCE
(a)
To determine
The student's mass.
(b)
To determine
The distance from student's head to her center of mass.
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