Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 11 - Rotational Dynamics and Static Equilibrium - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 371: 85

Answer

(a) counterclockwise (b) move to the right

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that if the paper is pulled horizontally to the right, the disk rotates in a counterclockwise direction as the force is exerted to the right. (b) As the force is exerted to the right, the center of the disk moves toward the right -- that is, in the direction of the applied force.
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