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Started by Mervin Koehlinger
Sat, 06 May 1995 00:00
Re: Forces
Author: Mervin Koehlinger
Date: Sat, 06 May 1995 00:00
Date: Sat, 06 May 1995 00:00
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On Fri, 5 May 1995, David J. Abineri wrote: > How does one answer the following high school physics question? If a meter > stick is floating in free space and a force momentarily is applied at one end > of the stick perpendicular to the stick, what motion arises? > > I suspect that a torque is realized but how does one show a free body diagram > that leads to the correct answer? > > Any help would be appreciated. > David Abineri > If the meter stick is rigid, it will be set into translational motion. If the meter stick is elastic, a translational wave will travel its length. Mervin Koehlinger Parkway HS Rockford, OH
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