Question
A bald eagle flying horizontally at 48km/h drops it's prey from a height of 50m.
a)what is the prey's vertical velocity when it hits the ground?
b)when is the vertical speed greater than the horizontal speed?
a)what is the prey's vertical velocity when it hits the ground?
b)when is the vertical speed greater than the horizontal speed?
Answers
Damon
a) v = sqrt(2 g h)
b) 48*10^3 m/3600 s = sqrt (2 g *distance fallen)
b) 48*10^3 m/3600 s = sqrt (2 g *distance fallen)
Sally
what is g and h supposed to be?