In San Francisco a very simple technique is used to turn around a cable car when it reaches the end of its route. The car rolls onto a turntable, which can rotate about a vertical axis through its center. Then, two people push perpendicularly on the car, one at each end, as in the figure. The turntable is rotated one-half of a revolution to turn the car around. If the length of the car is 7.20 m and each person pushes with a 185-N force, what is the magnitude of the net torque applied to the car? Axis

In San Francisco a very simple technique is used to turn around a cable car when it reaches the end of its route. The car rolls onto a turntable, which can rotate about a vertical axis through its center. Then, two people push perpendicularly on the car, one at each end, as in the figure. The turntable is rotated one-half of a revolution to turn the car around. If the length of the car is 7.20 m and each person pushes with a 185-N force, what is the magnitude of the net torque applied to the car? Axis

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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