A horizontal plank with a frictionless axis of rotation at its center has a large mass at one end and a small mass at the other end (both are the same distance from the axis). It is initially held stationary and then released from rest. As the plank rotates (and before one end hits the ground), how do the magnitude of the net torque on the plank about the axis and the magnitude of the angular velocity vary

Asolid cylinder and a cylindrical shell have the same mass, same radius, and turn on frictionless, horizontal axles. the cylindrical shell has light-weight spokes connecting the shell to the axle. a rope is wrapped around each cylinder and tied to blocks of equal masses that are held the same height above the ground. both blocks are released simultaneously. the ropes do not slip. which block hits the ground first? or is it a tie?

You hang a book bag on a spring scale and place the bag on a platform scale so that the platform scale reads 23.7n and the spring scale reads 13.8n. what is the magnitude of the force that earth exerts on the bag?

The pilot of a helicopter hovers at an altitude of 1200 feet over a park. the angle of depression to the base of a statue is 17 degrees. the angle of depression to the nearest park exit, in line with the statue, is 14 degrees. to the nearest foot, what is the distance from the statue to the exit?