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    Gauss's law: Why does q=0 if E is uniform?

    I see, so when ## \vec{E} ## is constant there can't be any enclosed charge.
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    Gauss's law: Why does q=0 if E is uniform?

    Sorry for the late response. If E is constant, that integral would equal the product (E)(area). So there's a positive flux, which implies that that region isn't uniform.
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    Gauss's law: Why does q=0 if E is uniform?

    Sorry for the late response. I guess I didn't realize that if there's flux the field isn't uniform, but it makes sense. Thank you.
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    Gauss's law: Why does q=0 if E is uniform?

    Homework Statement [/B] a) In a certain region of space, the volume charge density p has a uniform positive value. Can E be uniform in this region? Explain. b) Suppose that in this region of uniform positive p there is a "bubble" within which p=0. Can E be uniform within this bubble? Explain...
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    Why must a water skier at constant velocity lean back?

    Fa is air resistance... I guess it's not necessary to include it. I think i have it figured out- thank you for your help!
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    Why must a water skier at constant velocity lean back?

    ok it might be sideways but the top one is without leaning and the bottom one is with leaning
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    Why must a water skier at constant velocity lean back?

    I can't show the free body diagram but i have the tension of the cable, gravity, air resistance, water resistance (friction?), normal force (buoyancy?). Is it because leaning back causes gravity to have a torque that counters the water resistance?
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    Why must a water skier at constant velocity lean back?

    Oh yeah, completely forgot about gravity in the free body diagram...
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    Why must a water skier at constant velocity lean back?

    by leaning back, apparently. is it because she shifts her center of gravity?
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    Why must a water skier at constant velocity lean back?

    Air resistance acts across the front of the skier (equivalent to being concentrated at the center of mass), and water resistance, which exerts more force, acts along the skis. The tension acts along her arms, probably near the center of mass.
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    Why must a water skier at constant velocity lean back?

    Homework Statement Why must a water skier moving with constant velocity lean backward? What determines how far back she must lean? Draw a free-body diagram for the water skier to justify your answers. Homework Equations Equilibrium: Fnet=0 and Torquenet=0 rcenter of...
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    Static friction for a ball rolling without slipping

    This topic makes so much more sense now. Thank you for your help! :)
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    Static friction for a ball rolling without slipping

    If the linear velocity is decreasing (it should be due to gravity), the rotational velocity also decreases. So static friction needs to act uphill to slow the ball down?
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    Static friction for a ball rolling without slipping

    That it's accelerating? I'm not sure what you mean.
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    Static friction for a ball rolling without slipping

    Ok, so how do I know it's uphill in this case? I think it's because gravity acts downhill and the force of static friction has to oppose gravity.
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