PHYS 2001 Chapter : Clicker Questions And Rotational Dynamics
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Assume a rocket is heading toward space at a constant velocity. Damage would be the same (masses same) An astronaut on an eva has wandered dangerously far away from the shuttle. She has also exhausted all the fuel in her jet pack. Suppose you are on a cart, initially at rest on a track with no friction. You throw balls at a partition that is rigidly mounted to the cart. Where is the center of mass of the life ring? in the center. Where is the center of mass of the baseball bat. James finds it difficult to muster enough torque to tun the stubborn bolt with the wrench. He has a section of rope which he ties to the wrench and pulls just as hard. No. radius and force are still the same. The figure below shows the top view of a heavy door that is free to rotate about an axis along its right edge.
