Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
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Chapter 4, Problem 5CQ
If you hold a horizontal metal bar several centimeters above the ground and move it through grass, each leaf of grass bends out of the way. If you increase the speed of the bar, each leaf of grass will bend more quickly. How then does a rotary power lawn mower manage to cut grass? How can it exert enough force on a leaf of grass to shear it off?
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