College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321879721
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 8P
You look up from your textbook and observe a spider, motionless above you, suspended from a strand of spider silk attached to the ceiling. You distract yourself by identifying the forces acting on the spider. What are they?
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