Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 6SP
An archeologist is running at 8 m/s with her hands outstretched above her head (1.85 m from feet to fingertips) while being chased by a tiger. She runs exactly horizontally off the edge of a chasm and attempts to grab onto the opposite side.
- a. If the chasm is 5.0 meters wide, how long does she take to cover this distance?
- b. During this time, what distance has she fallen vertically (use g = 10 m/s2)?
- c. How far above or below the edge of the opposite side do her fingertips fall? (Use + to indicate distances above the edge, and − to indicate distances below the edge.)
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