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I realize it might sound pretty stupid, but I’m curious as to what would happen if you were to take a lot of heat energy and simply compress it. Would there be combustion at some point or…? ...
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Four children are playing in a field. The children form a line, holding hands. The player at the front of the line starts to spin around faster and faster, causing the others to run in circle, as shown in the ...
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Learning Goal: To make the connection between intuitive understanding of a seesaw and the standard formalism for torque. This problem deals with the concept of torque, the “twist” that an off-center force applies to a body that tends to make it rotate.
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Learning Goal: To understand and use inverse-square relationships. Two quantities have an inverse-square relationship if y is inversely proportional to the square of x. We write the mathematical relationship as y = A/x2. Here, A is a constant. This relationship is sometimes written as 
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A rocket generates a net force (F) of 2,050,000 newtons, and the rocket’s mass (m) is 40,000 kilograms. Use the formula F = ma to find the acceleration (a) achieved. A. 51.25 meters/second^2 B. 51.125 meters/second^2 C. 42.25 meters/second^2
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