COLLEGE PHYSICS V1+WEBASSIGN MULTI-TERM
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Chapter 4, Problem 76AP
A woman at an airport is towing her 20.0-kg suitcase at constant speed by pulling on a strap at an angle θ above the horizontal (Fig. 4.76). She pulls on the strap with a 35.0-N
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COLLEGE PHYSICS V1+WEBASSIGN MULTI-TERM
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