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Chemistry: A Molecular Approach 3
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Problem 13P IP A drag racer crosses the finish line doing 202 mi/h and promptly deploys her drag chute (the small parachute used for braking), (a) What force must the drag chute exert on the 891-kg car to slow it to 45.0 mi/h in a distance of 185 m? (b) Describe the strategy you used to solve part (a

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Suppose that electrical attraction, rather than gravity, were responsible for holding the Moon in orbit around the Earth. If equal and opposite charges Q were placed on the Earth and the Moon, what should be the value of Q to maintain the present orbit? Use data given on the inside front cover of thi

Contemporary Economics 2
True or False Scarcity exists because our supplies of productive resources are limited.

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Urban Economics 8
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Principles of Economics 9
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