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6. A person pushes a book against a wall so that the book does not move.
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a. Draw a free-body diagram for the book. Label the forces as you did in the
tutorial Forces.

b. For each force that appears on your free-body diagram, identify the corresponding force that
completes the Newton' s third law (or action-reaction) force pair.

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l . A block initially at rest i s given a quick push by a hand. The block slides across the floor.
gradually slows down , and comes to rest.

a. In the spaces provided, draw and label separate free-body diagrams for the block at each of
the three i nstants shown.

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and is finallv at rest.

b. Rank the magnitudes of all the horizontal forces in the diagram for instant 1 . Explain.

c. Are any of the forces that you drew for instant l missing from your diagram for instant 2?
If so, for each force that is missing, explain how you knew to include the force on the first
diagram but not on the second.

d. Are any of the forces that you drew for instant l missing from your diagram for instant 3?
If so, for each force that is missing, explain how you knew to include the force on the first
diagram but not on the third.

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2. Two crates, A and B , are in an elevator as shown. The mass of crate A is

greater than the mass of crate B.

a. The elevator moves downward at constant speed. Elevator

1. How does the acceleration o f crate A compare to that of crate B?

Explain.
A
B

ii. In the spaces provided below, draw and label separate free-body
diagrams for the crates.

Free-body diagram for Free-body diagram for

crate A crate B

iii. Rank the forces on the crates according to magnitude. from largest to smallest. Explain
your reasoning, including how you used Newton's second and third laws.

iv. In the spaces provided at right, draw arrows to

indicate the direction of the net force on each Direction of net force
crate. If the net force on either crate is zero, Crate A Crate B
state so explicitly. Explain.

Is the magnitude of the net force on crate A greater than, less than, or equal to tha t on
crate B? Explain.

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b. As the elevator approaches its destination, its speed decreases. (It continues to move
downward.)

i. How does the acceleration of crate A compare to that of crate B ? Explain.

ii. In the spaces provided below, draw and label separate free-body diagrams for the crates
in this case.

Free-body diagram for Free-body diagram for

crate A crate B

iii. Rank the forces on the crates according to magnitude, from l argest to smallest. Explain
your reasoning, including how you used Newton's second and third laws.

iv. In the spaces provided at right, draw arrows to

Direction of net force
indicate the direction of the net force on each
crate. If the net force on either crate is zero, Crate A Crate B
state so explicitly. Explain.

Is the magnitude of the net force acti ng on crate A greater than, less than, or equal to th at
on crate B? Explain.

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