Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)

3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780134202709

Author: Richard Wolfson

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 4, Problem 48P

A child pulls an 11-kg wagon with a horizontal handle whose mass is 1.8 kg, accelerating the wagon and handle at 2.3 m/s². Find the tension forces at each end of the handle. Why are they different?

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Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)

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