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For an airplane moving north from some latitude (say $30^{\circ}N$), why does rotation of the Earth cause an increase in apparent drag?
I'm not able to understand the answer to this example:
Example 10 from the Curtis Orbital Mechanics text book :
An airplane of mass $70 000\ \mathrm{ kg}$ is traveling due north at latitude $30^\circ$...
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Why does these two masses not have same acceleration? [closed]
Assumptions: No friction , $m_2$=5kg and $z_1$=2kg. $z_2$ is fixed at its place.
Here, there is a mass of $5kg$ on a movable wedge of mass $2kg$. So, my question is that can we say that acceleration ...
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Smooth collar sliding down smooth shaft [closed]
For part (a), we find that the acceleration of the collar is $6.94~\mathrm{m/s^2}$. In part (b), we say that the acceleration of B with respect to A is $6.94~\mathrm{m/s^2}$, which makes sense.
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What is the relative acceleration of a projectile fired at in a low gravity vacuum?
This question is to end an old argument.
Given a (space) vehicle with an acceleration of X, and projectile with an acceleration of 2X (rocket, not bullet), what would the relative acceleration of the ...
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Relative acceleration with pullys
I have tried this question every way I can think but in the equation for particle $L$ $g$ cancels every time. Could someone show me how to do it correctly or tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks,
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