A fireman's hose is pointed vertically upward at a height of 1.5 m above the ground and a stream of water is coming from it. When the water is shut off, the noise of the water hitting the ground continues for another 2.0 s. What was the speed of the water as it left the hose?
A fireman's hose is pointed vertically upward at a height of 1.5 m above the ground and a stream of water is coming from it. When the water is shut off, the noise of the water hitting the ground continues for another 2.0 s. What was the speed of the water as it left the hose?
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Transcribed Image Text:A fireman's hose is pointed vertically upward at a height of 1.5
m above the ground and a stream of water is coming from it.
When the water is shut off, the noise of the water hitting the
ground continues for another 2.0 s. What was the speed of the
water as it left the hose?
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After the water has been shut off, the final bit of water from hose takes 2 second to reach the ground (y=-1.5).
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