Timeline for "A force is acting on a box until t = 10 seconds". Is the force still acting on the box at t = 10 seconds?
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Oct 25, 2010 at 21:26 | comment | added | David Thornley | @Mike: Not as a physics problem, since (as ShreevatsaR says in his comment to the main question) the force at a given instant is irrelevant to a physics problem (as opposed to force over even a very short interval, which can be relevant). It's a language question. | |
Oct 19, 2010 at 5:15 | comment | added | Mike Pope | I agree that without further qualification, the question can't be resolved. At least, as a question about until. Perhaps it can as a physics problem. :-) | |
Oct 19, 2010 at 4:10 | comment | added | Display Name | Assume the change in force is the only possibility. | |
Oct 19, 2010 at 3:05 | history | answered | MGOwen | CC BY-SA 2.5 |