FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS - EXTENDED
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Author: Halliday
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Chapter 4, Problem 67P
SSM WWW A boy whirls a stone in a horizontal circle of radius 1.5 m and at height 2.0 m above level ground. The string breaks, and the stone flies off horizontally and strikes the ground after traveling a horizontal distance of 10 m. What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the stone during the circular motion?
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