Two uniform 81.6 g marbles 1.81 cm in diameter are stacked in a container that is 2.78 cm wide.

Question

1) Find the force that the container exerts on the marble at the point of contact A, B and C.

2) What force does each marble exert on the other?

Answer 1

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