A book is sitting on a desk. What best describes the normal force acting on the book? the upward force the desk pushes on the book
the upward force the book pulls on the Earth
the downward force the book pushes on the desk
the downward force the Earth pulls on the book

Cathy is pedaling down a steep hill on her bicycle and wants to be able to coast up the next hill, which is 25 meters high, without pedaling. cathy and her bicycle have a mass of 75 kg. assuming her bicycle is 100% efficient, what would her speed have to be?

The man of mass m1 and the woman of mass m2 are standing on opposite ends of the platform of mass m0 which moves with negligible friction and is initially at rest with s = 0. the man and woman begin to approach each other. derive an expression for the displacement s of the platform when the two meet in terms of the displacement x1 of the man relative to the platform.

Which pair of quantities includes one quantity that increases as the other decreases during simple harmonic motion?