A2‐lb slider is propelled upward at a along the fixed curved bar which lies in a vertical plane. if the slider is observed to have a speed of 10 ft/sec as it passes position b, determine (a) the magnitude n of the force exerted by the fixed rod on the slider and (b) the rate at which the speed of the slider is decreasing. assume that friction is negligible.

The law of entropy can also be called the law of increasing disorder, but this law seems to contradict the existence of living organisms that are able to organize chemicals into organic molecules. prepare for a class debate on the validity of the following arguments: a. living things are not subject to the laws of thermodynamics. b. the increase in the universe's entropy due to life processes is greater than the decrease in entropy within a living organism.