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At terminal velocity, the acceleration of a body is zero. But what about acceleration due to gravity?

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A car moves with an initial velocity of 15 m/s and accelerates with constant acceleration 4 m/s2 for 50 seconds. What is the total distance traveled?

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A bus, initially at rest, uniformly accelerated from the tall plaza to 80 km/h in 20 s. What is the rate it changes its velocity in m/s?

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How am I supposed to calculate for the final velocity when I can't get acceleration, because I need the final velocity for the acceleration?

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What happens to kinetic friction if the angle of incline changes?

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If the magnitude and direction of acceleration of a particle is constant, will its path be definitely rectilinear?

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What is the effect of acceleration on a rotating object?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Classical Mechanics by James Cole

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Why does an object have a constant acceleration if the net force on it is changing?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Classical Mechanics by AdyW

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Does decreasing speed mean increasing acceleration?

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How do you find the velocity of a ball that is thrown upward if its initial height, final height, and time are known?

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A particle makes 240 revolutions per minute on a circle of radius 2m. What is the linear velocity and acceleration?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Classical Mechanics by captainchaos

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Why does a car sink into an arrestor bed if Newton’s law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction? Is it that the velocity cannot overcome friction?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Classical Mechanics by NovaMystic

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If both velocity and acceleration are zero, does that mean there will be no movement? Why or why not?

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When the brake is applied in a vehicle travelling with a velocity of 25m/s, the retardation becomes 0.5m/S. How far will it travel in 15 seconds?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Classical Mechanics by Squashrobinson

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What are some of the problems with classical mechanics that quantum mechanics seeks to address?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Classical Mechanics by diyer1

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What are some differences between Newtonian Mechanics and Relativistic Mechanics? Which one do physicists think is more accurate, and why?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Classical Mechanics by mr reflex

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A ball is thrown with an initial velocity of 40 m/s into the air at an angle of 45 degrees. What is its greatest possible range when air resistance is considered to be negligible?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Classical Mechanics by CelestialEcho

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A particle with velocity v°=-2i +4j in m/s at t=0 undergoes a constant acceleration a° of magnitude a=3m/s2 at an angle of 130° from the position direction of the x axis. What is the velocity v° at t=5s in unit vector notation and as magnitude?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Classical Mechanics by Deleted member 25896

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Can you explain what it means to say that "the coefficient of static friction always equals the coefficient of kinetic friction"?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Classical Mechanics by shoehorn

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What are the main differences between classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and relativistic mechanics (special & general)?

asked Apr 16, 2023 in Classical Mechanics by DJW90

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