PE Review - Winter 1997

Answer: 87.25 lbs (388.1 N) and 8.05 rad/s2. Note on Units. Force Mass Distance gc Lbs Slugs (lb-s2/ft) ft 32.2 ft/s2 Lbs “Blobs”(lb-s2/in) in 386 in/s2 N Kg meters 9.81 m/s2 Note: Unfortunately it is also customary to express force using the units of Kg. When Kg is used to indicate force, multiply it by 9.8 to convert it to Newtons. ................
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