4th Edition

ISBN: 9780134700427

Author: Knight

Publisher: PEARSON

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If a very smooth ball is rolled down an inclined surface with zero friction, the ball will continue to roll indefinitely for an infinite time, in an attempt to reach to the same height on the opposite hill!

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Chapter 5, Problem 5CQ

An astronaut takes his bathroom scale to the moon and then stands on it. Is the reading of the scale his true weight? Explain.

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