Physics for Science and Engineering With Modern Physics, VI - Student Study Guide
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Author: Doug Giancoli
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Chapter 3, Problem 57P
(I) A person going for a morning jog on the deck of a cruise ship is running toward the bow (front) of the ship at 2.0 m/s while the ship is moving ahead at 8.5 m/s. What is the velocity of the jogger relative to the water? Later, the jogger is moving toward the stem (rear) of the ship. What is the jogger’s velocity relative to the water now?
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Ch. 3.2 - Under what conditions can the magnitude of the...Ch. 3.2 - If the two vectors of Example 31 are perpendicular...Ch. 3.3 - What does the incorrect vector in Fig. 36c...Ch. 3.8 - Two balls are thrown in the air at different...Ch. 3.8 - The maximum range of a projectile is found to be...Ch. 3 - One car travels due east at 40 km/h. and a second...Ch. 3 - Can you conclude that a car is not accelerating if...Ch. 3 - Can you give several examples of an objects motion...Ch. 3 - Can the displacement vector for a particle moving...Ch. 3 - During baseball practice, a batter hits a very...
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