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ISBN: 9780134988559

Author: Wolfson, Richard

Publisher: Pearson Education,

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If a very smooth ball is rolled down an inclined surface with zero friction, the ball will continue to roll indefinitely for an infinite time, in an attempt to reach to the same height on the opposite hill!

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Chapter 5, Problem 42P

A camper hangs a 26-kg pack between two trees using separate ropes of different lengths, as shown in Fig. 5.32. Find the tension in each rope.

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