Hydraulic engineers often use, as a unit of volume of water, the "acre-foot", defined as the volume of water that will cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 ft. A severe thunderstorm dumps 1.7 in. of rain in 30 min on a town of area 29 km2. What volume of water, in acre-feet, fell on the town?

What do you think car designers do if the damage caused by a crash test is too severe?

A1000-kg car is moving at 30 m/s around a horizontal unbanked curve whose diameter is 0.20 km. what is the magnitude of the friction force required to keep the car from sliding?

Diego is trying to lift a piano to the second floor of his house. diego uses a pulley system and gives a big lift to the piano. the piano moves upward, then stops, and then it starts to fall to the ground. which list best describes the forces on the piano in the proper order? a. positive force, balanced force, negative force b. negative force, balanced force, positive force c. positive force, unbalanced force, negative force d. negative force, unbalanced force, positive force