University Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.75P
Two stones are thrown vertically upward from the ground, one with three times the initial speed of the other, (a) If the faster stone takes 10 s to return to the ground, how long will it take the slower stone to return? (b) If the slower stone reaches a maximum height of H, how high (in terms of H) will the faster stone go? Assume free fall.
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