1. Which of the following exhibit parabolic motion? a. a flat rock skipping across the surface of a lake b. a three-point shot in basketball c. the space shuttle while orbiting Earth d. a ball bouncing across a room e. a life preserver dropped from a stationary helicopter 2. During a thunderstorm, a tornado lifts a car to a height of 125 m above the ground. Increasing in strength, the tornado flings the car horizon- tally with a speed of 90.0 m/s. How long does the car take to reach the ground? How far horizontal- ly does the car travel before hitting the ground? 3. Interpreting Graphics An Alaskan rescue plane drops a package of emergency rations to a stranded party of explorers, as illustrated in Figure 18. The plane is traveling horizontally at 30.0 m/s at a height of 200.0 m above the ground. a. What horizontal distance does the package fall before landing? b. Find the velocity of the package just before it hits the ground. Vplane = 30.0 m/s 200.0 m Figure 18

1. Which of the following exhibit parabolic motion? a. a flat rock skipping across the surface of a lake b. a three-point shot in basketball c. the space shuttle while orbiting Earth d. a ball bouncing across a room e. a life preserver dropped from a stationary helicopter 2. During a thunderstorm, a tornado lifts a car to a height of 125 m above the ground. Increasing in strength, the tornado flings the car horizon- tally with a speed of 90.0 m/s. How long does the car take to reach the ground? How far horizontal- ly does the car travel before hitting the ground? 3. Interpreting Graphics An Alaskan rescue plane drops a package of emergency rations to a stranded party of explorers, as illustrated in Figure 18. The plane is traveling horizontally at 30.0 m/s at a height of 200.0 m above the ground. a. What horizontal distance does the package fall before landing? b. Find the velocity of the package just before it hits the ground. Vplane = 30.0 m/s 200.0 m Figure 18

College Physics

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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