Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781133104261
Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5.1, Problem 5.3QQ
You are playing with your daughter in the snow. She sits on a sled and asks you to slide her across a flat, horizontal field. You have a choice of (a) pushing her from behind, by applying a force downward on her shoulders at 30° below the horizontal (Fig. 5.2a) or (b) attaching a rope to the front of the sled and pulling with a force at 30° above the horizontal (Fig 5.2b). Which would be easier for you and why?
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You are playing with your daughter in the snow. She sits on a sled and asks you to slide her across a flat, horizontal field. You have a choice of
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