Question

A diver running 2.0 m/s dives outhorizontally from an edge of a vertical cliff and 2.6 s later reaches the water below. How high was the cliff? How far from its base did the diver hit the water?

Answer 1

How high was the cliff?
How far will an object fall in 2.6 s ?
(1/2)g t^2 = ___

The horizontal distance travelled is the running (horizontal) velocity (2.0 m/s) mu;ltiplied by the 2.6 s fall time.

That would be ___ meters

Answer 2

43.776