Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 4, Problem 12Q
Suppose that you are standing on a cardboard carton that just barely supports you. What would happen to it if you jumped up into the air? It would (a) collapse; (b) be unaffected; (c) spring upward a bit; (d) move sideways.
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