11th Edition

ISBN: 9780077862626

Author: Bill Tillery, Stephanie J. Slater, Timothy F. Slater

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.

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Chapter 2, Problem 13AC

Two objects are released from the same height at the same time, and one has twice the weight of the other. Ignoring air resistance,

a. the heavier object hits the ground first.

b. the lighter object hits the ground first.

c. they both hit at the same time.

d. whichever hits first depends on the distance dropped.

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