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ISBN: 9780321733627

Author: Douglas C. Giancoli

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 6, Problem 9Q

You lift heavy book from a table to a high shelf. List the forces on the book during this process, and state whether each is conservative or nonconservative.

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