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Answer: You throw a glob of putty straight up toward the
Chapter 2, Problem 38E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 38E
You throw a glob of putty straight up toward the ceiling, which is 3.60 m above the point where the putty leaves your hand. The initial speed of the putty as it leaves your hand is 9.50 m/s. (a) What is the speed of the putty just before it strikes the ceiling? (b) How much time from when it leaves your hand does it take the putty to reach the ceiling?
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QUESTION:
Problem 38E
You throw a glob of putty straight up toward the ceiling, which is 3.60 m above the point where the putty leaves your hand. The initial speed of the putty as it leaves your hand is 9.50 m/s. (a) What is the speed of the putty just before it strikes the ceiling? (b) How much time from when it leaves your hand does it take the putty to reach the ceiling?
ANSWER:
Solution to 38E
Part A
Step 1
Here, s=3.6m
u=9.50m/s
Thus by using the third equation of motion,