College Physics
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ISBN: 9780134601823
Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 3, Problem 5P
A block of dry ice slides at constant velocity along a smooth, horizontal surface. (a) Construct a motion diagram. (b) Draw position- and velocity- versus-time graphs. (c) Construct a force diagram for the block for three instants represented by dots on the motion diagram. Are the diagrams consistent with each other?
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