College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 26, Problem 6P
(a)
To determine
Sketch of the force diagram for a matchbox, when the matchbox is placed on a turntable and the turntable starts rotating faster and faster.
(b)
To determine
The force diagram for the box just before it flies off, when a matchbox is placed on the turntable and the turntable starts rotating faster and faster.
(c)
To determine
The reason due to which the matchbox flies off whilst defining the frame of reference for the explanation, when a matchbox is placed on the turning table and the turntable starts rotating faster and faster.
(d)
To determine
The explanation of the situation when a matchbox is placed on the turntable and the turntable starts rotating faster and more faster, for the bug who is sitting on the turntable.
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Chapter 13, Problem 041
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Two neutron stars are separated by a distance of 1.0 x 1010 m. They each have a mass of 1.0 x 1029 kg and a radius of 1.0 x 104 m. They are initially at rest with respect to
each other. As measured from that rest frame, how fast are they moving when (a) their separation has decreased to one-half its initial value and (b) they are about to
collide?
(a) Number T2582.3
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(b) Number T1.826E11
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