You find yourself in the middle of a frozen lake. The surface is too slippery to walk. However, you happen to have several heavy objects in your backpack. Using your knowledge of physics, can you think of a way to get yourself to the shore? Use pictures, force diagrams and Newton's Laws to explain your thinking.

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A: Given data The mass of the box is m = 40 kg. The acceleration of the box is a = 3.2 m/s2. The force…

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Q: A 8 kg decoration hangs from the ceiling. It is suspended by 2 wires. The first wire forms a 40°…

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Q: We start with some review problems A crate of mass 27.1 kg rests on a level surface, with a…

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Q: a body with a mass of 73 kg is dropped from a height of 700 m without initial speed. As it falls,…

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Q: Your friend is on a skateboard. His mass is 70 kg. You push him with a force of 200 N. He…

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Q: A model rocket is fired vertically from rest.        It has a constant acceleration of 19.8 m/s2…

A: A model rocket is fired vertically from rest. It has a constant acceleration of 19.8 m/s2 for the…

Q: Spongebob and Patrick are driving their car that has a mass of 1550 kg. They are driving at a…

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Q: A. You stand on a bathroom scale that rests on the floor inside the elevator. Standing on the scale…

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Q: A locomotive exerts a constant force of 6.80 x 105 N on a train that has a mass of 1.14 x 10' kg.…

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Q: A boat moves through the water at a constant velocity of 7.8 m/s with two forces acting on it. One…

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Q: e. A  jewelry  box  is  placed on  the dashboard  of  a  car and  slides forward  when  the  car…

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Q: a. You are a newly graduated astronaut preparing for your first trip into space. Plans call for your…

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Q: Blocks with masses of 3.0kg, 4.0 kg, and 5.0 kg are lined up in a row on a frictionless table. All…

A: Given: The mass of the first block is m1=3 kg. The mass of the second block is m2=4 kg. The mass of…

Q: Your friend is on rollerblades holding a pendulum. You gently push her forward and let go. You…

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Q: We start with some review problems A crate of mass 27.1 kg rests on a level surface, with a…

A: Given Data : The mass of the crate is given as m = 27.1 Kg. The force applied to the crate is given…

Q: A horizontal force of 195N is required to push a crate across a floor at a constant speed. What is…

A: Magnitude of horizontal force is F = 195 N

Q: A 20 kg crate is located on a flat horizontal floor. A person is pushing on a crate with an applied…

A: Given: The mass of the crate is m = 20 kg. The applied force is F = 100 N. The angle is ϴ = 200.

Q: Topic: You find yourself trapped in the middle of a large frozen lake. Assume the ice has no…

A: In a given situation a person trapped in a middle of large frozen lake. Friction is not present in…

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Q: rt A That is the passenger's weight before the elevator starts moving? xpress your answer with the…

A: Givent=5 s (time of motion)u=0 (initial speed of elevator)v=12 m/s (final speed of elevator)m=65 Kg…

Q: Three blocks A, B, and C stand next to each other as shown in the figure. A force F with magnitude…

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Q: (8.0x10^0) kg box is sliding across a horizontal floor, with an initial velocity (1.19x10^0) x ^…

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Q: A person with a black belt in karate has a fist that has a mass of 0.70 kg. Starting from rest, this…

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Q: A toy wagon is on a straight, horizontal track and has a fan attached to one end. The wagon is…

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Q: A hummingbird is hovering motionless beside a flower. The blur of its wings shows that they are…

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Q: A person whose weight is 515 N is being pulled up vertically by a rope from the bottom of a cave…

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Q: A 10 kg object initially at rest is subjected to the time-varying net force in the graph. What is…

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Q: We start with some review problems A crate of mass 20.0 kg rests on a level surface, with a…

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Q: A block of mass M is suspended at rest by two strings attached to walls, as shown in the figure. T1…

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Q: A rocket is descending to the surface of Mars where g = 4 m/s ^ 2 . The rocket is initially 80 m…

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Q: Tom travels to the moon for NASA. While on the moon, the total weight of Tom and his lunar…

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Q: A 4.2 kg bucket of water is raised from a well by a rope. If the upward acceleration of the bucket…

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