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What is the value of acceleration (a) in Newton's second law if there is no friction?

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If you have two surfaces with different coefficients of friction, which one will break first if both surfaces are sliding against each other (static or kinetic friction)? Why is this so?

asked Oct 13, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by solvegunnage

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What are some good notes on mechanics (classical and strength) that can be used by freshers at home during preparation time?

asked Oct 13, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by paramedicwealthy

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(Edited) Given a 0.05kg mass, V0=5m/s, moving along a horizontal surface (μk=0.2). It’s initially 0.5m from the edge of a lax, horizontal ideal spring (k=10N/m). What will the mass’ velocity be when the spring is compressed 5cm?

asked Oct 13, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by ozaz (2.1k points)

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Why does a car experiencing large amounts of centripetal acceleration cause “us to be pushed… toward the center of the turn” (OpenStax)?

asked Oct 12, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by Bigstinka

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A stone is thrown vertically upward from the top of a tower 60 meters with an initial velocity of 20m/s. What is the maximum height reached?

asked Oct 12, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by Sohail Ahmed

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Does increasing an object's speed affect its acceleration? If so, how would you show this mathematically (mass is constant)?

asked Oct 12, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by yellneigh

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A soccer ball is kicked with an initial velocity of 30 mph at an angle of 15 degrees off the ground. What is the distance the ball travels through the air?

asked Oct 12, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by Rob100

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What is the magnitude and direction of a body’s velocity-acceleration vector?

asked Oct 12, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by SolarisNova

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If an object's position is increasing at a rate that’s not equal to its velocity, then what is the object's acceleration?

asked Oct 11, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by doadingbetween

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What is a Born Rule for Newtonian mechanics?

asked Oct 11, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by Rachie1752

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A ball is thrown vertically with a velocity of 25m/s . How high does it go ? What is its velocity when it reaches a height of 25m?

asked Oct 10, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by AquaPulse

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A rope hangs over a rough beg of diameter 15 cm. The coefficient of the kinetic friction between the rope and the beg is 0.2, what downward force F is required to lower a 15 kg mass attached to the other end of the rope at constant velocity?

asked Oct 10, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by oddjobkev

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A 132 gram mass moving 10 m/sec collides with a 1188 gram mass at rest. What is the final velocity of the combined 1320 grams?

asked Oct 10, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by Alan Cowie

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What is the difference between momentum in Newtonian mechanics and momentum in relativity?

asked Oct 10, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by tbc2006

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If the force acting on an object is constant, what happens to its acceleration if its speed changes?

asked Oct 10, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by Girl Pirate

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How can we find the acceleration of an object if we know its velocity?

asked Sep 20, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by Caddy

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What is the difference between a change in magnitude and a change in direction of acceleration?

asked Sep 20, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by mattp

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Why was quantum theory developed before Newtonian physics if Newtonian physics is easier to understand?

asked Sep 20, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by CelestialMystic

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Two masses (one bigger and one smaller) both have the same kinetic energy, and the same magnitude of friction applied, why is their stopping distance not the same with Work = Force * Distance?

asked Sep 20, 2022 in Classical Mechanics by MRY

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