Essential University Physics
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Chapter 7, Problem 62P
A bug lands on top of the frictionless, spherical head of a bald man. It begins to slide down his head (Fig. 7.24). Show that the bug leaves the head when it has dropped a vertical distance one-third of the head’s radius.
FIGURE 7.24 Problem 60
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