Physics (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321976444
Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 84PCE
A hot-air balloon is descending at a rate of 2.3 m/s when a passenger drops a camera. If the camera is 41 m above the ground when it is dropped, (a) how much time does it take for the camera to reach the ground, and (b) what is its velocity just before it lands? Let upward be the positive direction for this problem.
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