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Applied Physics (11th Edition)
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Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8.1, Problem 17P
A tractor tows a barge through a canal with a towrope that makes an angle of 21° with the bank of the canal. If the tension in the rope is 12,000 N, how much work is done in moving the barge 550 m?
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Applied Physics (11th Edition)
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Given: P = 75.0 WCh. 8.2 - Given: P = 75.0 W W = 40.0 J t = ?Ch. 8.2 - Given; W = 55.0 J t = 11.0s p = ?Ch. 8.2 - The work required to lift a crate is 310 J. 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Find...Ch. 8.3 - A bicycle and rider together have a mass of 7.40...Ch. 8.3 - A crate of mass 475 kg is raised to a height 17.0...Ch. 8.3 - A tank of water containing 2500 L of water is...Ch. 8.3 - The potential energy of a girder, after being...Ch. 8.3 - A 30.0-g bullet is fired from a gun and possesses...Ch. 8.3 - The Hoover Dam is 726 ft high. Find the potential...Ch. 8.3 - A 250-kg part falls from a plane and hits the...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 14PCh. 8.3 - Water is pumped at 250 m3/min from a lake into a...Ch. 8.3 - Oil is pumped at 25.0 m3/min into a tank 10.0 m...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 17PCh. 8.3 - If the kinetic energy of an object is doubled, by...Ch. 8.3 - A 4.20-g slug is shot from a rifle at 965 m/s. (a)...Ch. 8.3 - A window washer with mass 90.0 Kg first climbs...Ch. 8.3 - A painter weighing 630 N climbs to a height of...Ch. 8.4 - A pile driver falls a distance of 2.50 m before...Ch. 8.4 - A sky diver jumps out of a plane at a height of...Ch. 8.4 - A piece of shattered glass falls from the 82nd...Ch. 8.4 - A 10.0-kg mass is dropped from a hot air balloon...Ch. 8.4 - A 0.175-lb ball is thrown upward with an initial...Ch. 8.4 - A pile driver falls a distance of 1.75 m before...Ch. 8.4 - A sandbag is dropped from a hot air balloon at a...Ch. 8.4 - An ironworker drops a hammer 5.25 m to the ground....Ch. 8.4 - A box is dropped 3.60 m to the ground. 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