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Author: KRAUSKOPF, Konrad B.
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Chapter 3, Problem 50E
A railway car is at rest on a frictionless track. A man at one end of the car walks to the other end. (a) Does the car move while he is walking? (b) If so, in which direction? (c) What happens when the man comes to a stop?
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