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Chapter 3 Problem 55

Question

Verify that the coin dropped by the airline passenger in the Example \(3.8\) travels \(144 m\) horizontally while falling \(1.50 m\) in the frame of reference of the Earth.

Solution

Solution

Step 1 of 2

         We need to verify the horizontal distance travelled by the coin is .

        Using the kinematics equation the vertical distance travelled by the coin is

                                

        Where

          is the final vertical position of the coin

         is the time taken by the coin to reach down from the initial position.

         is the initial vertical position of the coin and it is zero.

         So

                                

                                

                                

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Title College Physics  1 
Author Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
ISBN 9781938168000

Verify that the coin dropped by the airline passenger in

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