A Math Book and a Science Book Are Tied Together

question 67

Multiple Choice

A math book and a science book are tied together with a length of string. With the string taut, one book is pushed off the edge of a table. As it falls, the other book is dragged horizontally across the table surface. With no friction, acceleration of the books is

• A)zero.
• B)g/2.
• C)g.
• D)a value between zero and g.
• E)a value that could be greater than g.

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Length

The measurement of something from end to end or the extent of something along its greatest dimension.

X

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