A softball player leaves the batters box, overruns first base by 3.0 meters, and then returns to first base. Compared to the total distance traveled by the player, how much smaller or larger is the magnitude of the players total displacement from the batters box?
The Universal Law of Gravity states that the force of gravity acts between all objects. Nonetheless, you never feel that the fridge in your kitchen pulls you toward it. Why?
A 170 g hockey puck sliding at 25 m/s slows to a speed of 10 m/s in a distance of 7.5 m. Determine the force of friction causing the puck to slow.
