Two trains approach each other on parallel tracks. Each has a speed of 20.8 m/s with respect to the ground. If they are initially 7000 meters apart, how long will it be before they reach each other?

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Two trains approach each other on parallel tracks. Each has a speed of 20.8 m/s with respect to the ground. If they are initially 7000
meters apart, how long will it be before they reach each other?
O 44 s
O 105 s
O 168 s
O 234 s
O 83 s
Transcribed Image Text:Canvas Two trains approach each other on parallel tracks. Each has a speed of 20.8 m/s with respect to the ground. If they are initially 7000 meters apart, how long will it be before they reach each other? O 44 s O 105 s O 168 s O 234 s O 83 s
An airplane flies at a constant altitude of 1200 m and a constant speed of 80 m/s when a 7.0 kg bowling ball falls out of the cargo hold.
What is the speed of the bowling ball as it hits the ground? Ignore air resistance.
O 173 m/s
O 187 m/s
O 153 m/s
O 208 m/s
O 140 m/s
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Transcribed Image Text:An airplane flies at a constant altitude of 1200 m and a constant speed of 80 m/s when a 7.0 kg bowling ball falls out of the cargo hold. What is the speed of the bowling ball as it hits the ground? Ignore air resistance. O 173 m/s O 187 m/s O 153 m/s O 208 m/s O 140 m/s 吕0 F7 F8 F6 F4 F5 F3 F1 F2 & @ # $ % 4 5 7 %24
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