A paperclip falls to the ground for 8.36 seconds. What is the speed of the paperclip just before it hits the ground? You can assume no air resistance. Round to 1 decimal.    Imagine a ball that is pushed off a desk completely horizontal and falls 9.74 m down to the floor. If it landed 8.56 m away from the edge of the desk, how fast was it moving in the horizontal direction just before it hit the ground? Round to 1 decimal.

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Q: A robot has been designed and is tested on the course above (A-B-C-D-E). If the robot takes 3.4…

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Q: Julie, who has a mass of 65 kg, is enjoying a day at the local water park with some friends. She…

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Q: A physics book slides off a horizontal table top with a speed of 1.20 m/s. It strikes the floor…

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Q: Part (a) Calculate the height of the cliff in m.

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Q: A cargo plane is moving with a horizontal velocity of v= +248 m/s at a height of y = 1070 m above…

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Q: My cat, Pretty Kitty, decides to jump off her cat tower, and it takes her 0.61 s to reach the…

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Q: A ball is released from rest and begins to move on a friction-free ramp from a height of 12.0 m. The…

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Q: Problem 2: A 5.4 x 105 kg locomotive is brought to a halt from a speed of 0.85 m/s in 0.33 m by a…

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Q: An object rolls off a 17.0-m high cliff with a speed of 4.50 m/s. a. The time for the coconut to…

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Q: A roller-coaster goes over an 14 m tall hill then approaches a 25 m hill. What is the minimum…

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Q: A girl on a bicycle takes 12.2 s to ride half way around a circular track of radius 20.0 m (see the…

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Distance and Speed

The speed, distance and time relation forms the basis of study of motion. You will need these concepts in the study of Mechanics. This concept is applicable for students who are studying the following courses –