Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for College Physics: Explore and Apply (18-Weeks)

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ISBN: 9780136781158

Author: Eugenia Etkina, Gorazd Planinsic

Publisher: Pearson Education (US)

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Chapter 8, Problem 23CQ

Try to balance a sharp wooden pencil on your fingertip, point down. (Hint: A small pocketknife might help by lowering the center of mass of the system.)

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