Suppose I drop a 60kg anvil from rest and from such a height that the anvil reaches a speed of 10m/s just before hitting the ground. Assume the earth was at rest before I dropped the anvil a. What is the earth's speed just before the anvil hits? b. How long would it take the earth to travel 1.0 micrometers at this speed?

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Suppose I drop a 60kg anvil from rest and from
such a height that the anvil reaches a speed of
10m/s just before hitting the ground. Assume
the earth was at rest before I dropped the anvil
a. What is the earth's speed just before the anvil
hits?
b. How long would it take the earth to travel 1.0
micrometers at this speed?
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose I drop a 60kg anvil from rest and from such a height that the anvil reaches a speed of 10m/s just before hitting the ground. Assume the earth was at rest before I dropped the anvil a. What is the earth's speed just before the anvil hits? b. How long would it take the earth to travel 1.0 micrometers at this speed?
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