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Re: work done by friction

----- Original Message -----
From: Leigh Palmer <palmer@SFU.CA>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: work done by friction
. . .

I note now that |WA| > |WB| (both WA and WB are negative, and I leave
the proof to the reader). It is difficult to imagine how brick A could
have scraped a longer path over Brick B than vice-versa in any really
meaningful way. . . .
Leigh

Leigh,
This is not surprising. Since you have specified MA<MB, doesn't A have
to move farther than B to maintain a fixed CM?

Bob

Bob Sciamanda
Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (em)
trebor@velocity.net
http://www.velocity.net/~trebor