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1. (a) When a car stops suddenly, the passengers tend to move forward relative to their seats. Why? When a
car makes a sharp turn, the passengers tend to slide to one side of the car. Why? (b) Students sometimes say
that the force of gravity on an object is 9.8 m/s2 . What is wrong with this view?
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2. World-class sprinters can accelerate out of the starting blocks with an acceleration that is nearly
horizontal and has magnitude 15 m/s2. How much horizontal force must a 55-kg sprinter exert on the
starting blocks during a start to produce this acceleration?
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3. (a) A block rests on an inclined plane with enough friction to prevent it from sliding down. To start the
block moving, is it easier to push it up the plane or down the plane? Why?
(b) A woman in an elevator lets go of her briefcase but it does not fall to the floor. How is the elevator
moving?
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4. The fastest pitched baseball was measured at 46 m/s. A typical baseball has a mass of 145 g. If
the pitcher exerted his force (assumed to be horizontal and constant) over a distance of 1.0 m,
what force did he produce on the ball during this record-setting pitch?
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5. A picture frame hung against a wall is suspended by two wires attached to its upper corners. If
the two wires make the same angle with the vertical, what must this angle be if the tension in each
wire is equal to 0.75 of the weight of the frame? (Ignore any friction between the wall and the
picture frame.)
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