A mass is suspended by a rope and pulled sideways by a horizontal force until the rope makes an angle of to the vertical. Which of the following free-body diagrams best represents the forces acting on the mass?
An elevator containing a load accelerates downward at . If the mass of the load is , what is the magnitude of the normal force acting on the load?
A car of mass is navigating a banked circular road of radius at a constant speed . There is no friction between the tires and the road. What is the correct expression for the angle of banking that allows the car to stay on the road without slipping?
A boulder is pushed with a force of across a horizontal surface with a dynamic friction coefficient of . What is the maximum possible mass of the boulder?
A small raft is being towed on a pond by two horizontal cables. One cable applies a force of toward the South, while the second applies a force of toward the West. If the raft moves with constant velocity, what is the magnitude of the resultant resistive force on the raft?
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