College Physics
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ISBN: 9780134601823
Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 5, Problem 26P
* A person sitting in a chair (combined mass 80 kg) is attached to a 6.0-m-long cable The person moves in a horizontal circle The cable angle
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