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Chapter 2, Problem 39E
Bob in frame S, is observing the moving plank of Exercise 38. He quickly fabricates a wall, fixed in his frame, that has a hole of length L and that is slanted at angle ?, such that the plank will completely fill the hole as it passes through. This occurs at the instant
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