On the set of a new Hollywood movie, a 74.5-kg stunt actor (Max Payne) is tossed straight out of a helicopter hovering (stationary) at a height of 55.9 meters. The stunt actor is thrown from the helicopter at a speed of 5.81 m/s, eventually landing in the water below. Determine the stunt actor's impact speed and assume negligible air resistance. You can use the approximation that g = 10 m/s2. Answer: m/s (round to the nearest hundredth)

On the set of a new Hollywood movie, a 74.5-kg stunt actor (Max Payne) is tossed straight out of a helicopter hovering (stationary) at a height of 55.9 meters. The stunt actor is thrown from the helicopter at a speed of 5.81 m/s, eventually landing in the water below. Determine the stunt actor's impact speed and assume negligible air resistance. You can use the approximation that g = 10 m/s2. Answer: m/s (round to the nearest hundredth)

College Physics

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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