Question
A cat chases a mouse across a 1.1 m high
table. The mouse steps out of the way, and
the cat slides off the table and strikes the floor 1.2 m from the edge of the table. The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s^2.What was the cat’s speed when it slid off the table?
table. The mouse steps out of the way, and
the cat slides off the table and strikes the floor 1.2 m from the edge of the table. The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s^2.What was the cat’s speed when it slid off the table?
Answers
Use
h=(1/2)gt²
to solve for t.
Horizontal velocity
=1.2 m / t
h=(1/2)gt²
to solve for t.
Horizontal velocity
=1.2 m / t