Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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Author: Katz, Debora M.
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Chapter 5.3, Problem 5.3CE
Shown in Figure 5.4 are four situations in which a force acts on a subject. The subject is labeled in each case.
Case 1. A baseball glove stops a vertically falling baseball.
Case 2. CASE STUDY A freight train collides with a slopped passenger train.
Case 3. A satellite orbits the Earth.
For each case, identify the source of the force and the direction of the force. Then state whether a contact force or a field force is involved.
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