11.2 A burglar runs across a rooftop (being chased by security guards, or maybe the irate burg-lee...) at a speed of 6.0 m/s. Before the burglar approaches the edge of the roof, s/he needs to make a decision about whether to jump the gap to the next building, whose roof is 6.2 m away but 3.5 m lower. Will the burglar be able to land on the next building on his/her feet? (Assume the burglar's initial velocity is 6.0 m/s horizontally when the jump begins. Don't worry about sig. fig. here. You need to make an argument with good supporting evidence.)
11.2 A burglar runs across a rooftop (being chased by security guards, or maybe the irate burg-lee...) at a speed of 6.0 m/s. Before the burglar approaches the edge of the roof, s/he needs to make a decision about whether to jump the gap to the next building, whose roof is 6.2 m away but 3.5 m lower. Will the burglar be able to land on the next building on his/her feet? (Assume the burglar's initial velocity is 6.0 m/s horizontally when the jump begins. Don't worry about sig. fig. here. You need to make an argument with good supporting evidence.)
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![11.2 A burglar runs across a rooftop (being chased by security guards, or maybe the irate burg-lee...) at a
speed of 6.0 m/s. Before the burglar approaches the edge of the roof, s/he needs to make a decision
about whether to jump the gap to the next building, whose roof is 6.2 m away but 3.5 m lower. Will
the burglar be able to land on the next building on his/her feet? (Assume the burglar's initial velocity
is 6.0 m/s horizontally when the jump begins. Don't worry about sig. fig. here. You need to make an
argument with good supporting evidence.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fdc99cc4f-9438-44d8-9b43-49724a6b39cf%2F80c18137-0580-4611-8db6-9bb554c462d3%2F7px3bst_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:11.2 A burglar runs across a rooftop (being chased by security guards, or maybe the irate burg-lee...) at a
speed of 6.0 m/s. Before the burglar approaches the edge of the roof, s/he needs to make a decision
about whether to jump the gap to the next building, whose roof is 6.2 m away but 3.5 m lower. Will
the burglar be able to land on the next building on his/her feet? (Assume the burglar's initial velocity
is 6.0 m/s horizontally when the jump begins. Don't worry about sig. fig. here. You need to make an
argument with good supporting evidence.)
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