A ball is released from the bottom of an elevator which is traveling upward with a velocity of 6 ft/s. If the ball strikes the bottom of the elevator shaft in 3 s, determine the height of the elevator from the bottom of the shaft at the instant the ball is released. Also, find the velocity of the ball 1. when it strikes the bottom of the shaft.
A ball is released from the bottom of an elevator which is traveling upward with a velocity of 6 ft/s. If the ball strikes the bottom of the elevator shaft in 3 s, determine the height of the elevator from the bottom of the shaft at the instant the ball is released. Also, find the velocity of the ball 1. when it strikes the bottom of the shaft.
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Transcribed Image Text:A ball is released from the bottom of an elevator
which is traveling upward with a velocity of 6 ft/s. If the ball
strikes the bottom of the elevator shaft in 3 s, determine the
height of the elevator from the bottom of the shaft at the
instant the ball is released. Also, find the velocity of the ball
when it strikes the bottom of the shaft.
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