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Chapter 17.1, Problem 1dTH
1. A hand pushes two blocks, block A and block B, along a frictionless table for a distance d. the mass of block A is greater than the mass of block B
d. When the hand starts to push, the blocks are moving with a speed of 2 m/s. Suppose that the work done on block A by the hand during a given displacement is 10 J. Determine the final kinetic energy of each block. Use
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Ch. 17.1 - 1. A hand pushes two blocks, block A and block B,...Ch. 17.1 - Prob. 1bTHCh. 17.1 - Prob. 1cTHCh. 17.1 - 1. A hand pushes two blocks, block A and block B,...Ch. 17.1 - Draw and label arrows on the diagram at points AG...Ch. 17.1 - For points B, D, and G, determine whether the...Ch. 17.1 - In the space provided, sketch a freebody diagram...Ch. 17.1 - Is the net work done on the block positive,...Ch. 17.1 - Consider reference frame R, moving downward with...Ch. 17.1 - List the forces exerted on the block after it has...
Ch. 17.1 - Write an expression for the net work done on the...Ch. 17.1 - Prob. 5aTHCh. 17.1 - Prob. 5bTHCh. 17.1 - Prob. 5cTHCh. 17.1 - Suppose the block in the previous problem were...Ch. 17.2 - In each question below, consider the interval that...Ch. 17.2 - In each question below, consider the balls just...Ch. 17.2 - When puck 1 crosses the second dotted line, is...Ch. 17.2 - When puck 1 crosses the second dotted line, is the...Ch. 17.2 - When puck 1 crosses the second dotted line, is the...Ch. 17.3 - When puck 1 cross second dotted line, is puck 2 to...Ch. 17.3 - Draw an arrow for each glider to represent the...Ch. 17.3 - Consider the following incorrect statement:...Ch. 17.3 - A firecracker is at rest on a frictionless...Ch. 17.3 - A block slides down a frictionless incline. The...Ch. 17.3 - Suppose the incline in part b is now placed on a...Ch. 17.3 - Two blocks, A and B. are connected by a massless...Ch. 17.3 - Prob. 3aTHCh. 17.3 - Prob. 3bTHCh. 17.3 - Draw momentum vectors of gliders A and B in the...Ch. 17.3 - Prob. 3dTHCh. 17.3 - Use your momentum vectors from part c to determine...Ch. 17.3 - Prob. 3fTHCh. 17.3 - In the table at right, draw the momentum vectors...Ch. 17.3 - Prob. 4bTHCh. 17.3 - Prob. 4cTHCh. 17.3 - Prob. 4dTHCh. 17.3 - Prob. 4eTHCh. 17.3 - Prob. 4fTHCh. 17.4 - In the space provided, draw separate arrows...Ch. 17.4 - Prob. 1bTHCh. 17.4 - In the space provided, draw separate arrows for...Ch. 17.4 - Prob. 2bTHCh. 17.4 - Construct and label a vector showing the initial...Ch. 17.4 - Object A collides on a horizontal frictionless...Ch. 17.4 - On the same horizontal surface, object C collides...Ch. 17.4 - Consider the following incorrect statement:...
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