OER 2016 Edition

ISBN: 9781947172173

Author: OpenStax

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Chapter 16, Problem 6CQ

As you pass freight truck with a trailer on a highway, you notice mat its trailer is bouncing up and down slowly. Is it more likely that the trailer is heavily loaded or nearly empty? Explain your answer.

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