Hints for HW 7

General Advice: There is a lot of algebra in this problem set---more than any other one. It will require some self-discipline to get through the longer problems. The mathematical skills you need for this problem set include algebra and the law of cosines. On the physics side, you need Newton's universal law of gravitation and you need to understand the work-energy theorem.

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Last modified August 11, 2004

Jim Freericks, Professor of Physics, freericks at physics dot georgetown dot edu