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Weight on a scale
imagine that you're at the baggage weigh in point at an airport. your luggage is on the scale and you try to cheat the price by pivoting your heel on the ground and toe beneath one end of the suitcase ...
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Simple dynamics im really confused
So my question is a little dumb: if an object on a scale has a weight that points downwards and the scale exerts normal force on the object upwards, cancelling the forces acted on the object then what ...
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Weighing machine, kg vs. N
When I stand on a weighing machine and it shows me the number 75 , is it my mass in Kg or the Normal Force due to gravity in N
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Why is the apparent weight smaller when you crouch down on a scale?
I am having a problem understanding the concept of the apparent weight change when you crouch down, stand up, and jump on the scale. What is happening that makes the scale change?
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