Identify a convenient coordinate system for analyzing each

Chapter 3, Problem 1

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QUESTION:

Identify a convenient coordinate system for analyzing each of the following situations:

a.   a dog walking along a sidewalk

b.   an acrobat walking along a high wire

c.   a submarine submerging at an angle of 30 to the horizontal

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QUESTION:

Identify a convenient coordinate system for analyzing each of the following situations:

a.   a dog walking along a sidewalk

b.   an acrobat walking along a high wire

c.   a submarine submerging at an angle of 30 to the horizontal

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(a)

In this case, the dog moves along the horizontal path. So, the coordinate system in one dimension is the convenient coordinate system for this situation.

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