The alarm at a fire station rings and a 87.5-kg fireman, starting from rest, slides down a pole to the floor below (a distance of 4.10 m). Just before landing, his speed is 1.75 m/s. What is the magnitude of the kinetic frictional force exerted on the fireman as he slides down the pole?

Brutus, the dog, is pulling a bone to the left with a force of 20 n. lassie, another dog, is pulling a bone to the right with a force of 18n. what is the net force? a. b. c.

When you jump from an elevated position you usually bend your knees upon reaching the ground. by doing this, you make the time of the impact about 10 times as great as for a stiff-legged landing. in this way the average force your body experiences is a) less than 1/10 as great. b) more than 1/10 as great. c) about 1/10 as great.d) about 10 times as great.

Which form of cell division creates the sperm and egg, resulting in half of the chromosomes as the other cells?