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Lab # 2.1 Mechanics: Walking the Plank

Posted on January 1, 2005 by admin

Lab # 2.1 Mechanics: Walking the Plank
Purpose
In this activity, students will measure and interpret the forces acting on an object when the object is in equilibrium.
Discussion
Consider two sign painters who work on a scaffold (a plank of wood suspended by ropes at both ends). They might wonder about the tension in the ropes that support [...]

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