Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 15E
At a given instant in time, a 6-kg rock that has been dropped from a high cliff experiences an upward force of air resistance of 12 N.
- a. What is the gravitational force on the rock?
- b. What is the net force on the rock? (Note the directions of the two forces!)
- c. What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the rock?
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