Mechanics

(a) Suppose that a constant force acts on an object. The force does not vary with time, nor with the […]

A professional golfer hits her 5-iron 155 m (170 yd). A 46.0-g golf ball experiences a drag force of magnitude

A child on vacation wakes up. She is lying on her back. The tension in the muscles on both sides

Two gliders are set in motion on an air track. A spring of force constant k is attached to the

Cam mechanisms are used in many machines. For example, cams open and close the valves in your car engine to

A proton with mass m moves in one dimension. The potential-energy function is U(x) = alx2- B/x, where a and

An object has several forces acting on it. One force is F = axfi, a force in the x- (1)

You are working for a shipping company. Your job is to stand at the bottom of a 8.0-m-Iong ramp that

A particle moves in the xy-plane. Its coordinates are given as functions of time by x(t) = R (wt –

A thin, uniform rod has length L and mass M. A small uniform sphere of mass m is placed a