Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)
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Chapter 13, Problem 40EAP
Two 100 kg lead spheres are suspended from 100-m-long massless cables. The tops of the cables have been carefully anchored exactly 1 m apart. By how much is the distance between the centers of the spheres less than 1 m?
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