University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321973610
Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 32, Problem 32.11DQ
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. The person who is holds the flashlight feels the recoil effect when the person fires the flash light.
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University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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