Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134060491
Author: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
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Chapter 4, Problem 86E
A heavy crate accidentally falls from a high-flying airplane just as it flies directly above Mike’s shiny red Corvette defensively parked in a car lot. Relative to the Corvette, where does the crate crash?
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