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ISBN: 9780321976444

Author: James S. Walker

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 12, Problem 11PCE

Predict/Calculate Four masses are positioned at the corners of a rectangle, as indicated in Figure 12-35. (a) Find the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on the 2.0-kg mass. (b) How do your answers to part (a) change (if at all) if all sides of the rectangle are doubled in length?

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Chapter 12, Problem 11PCE, Predict/Calculate Four masses are positioned at the corners of a rectangle, as indicated in Figure

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