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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?
13 years ago

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Damon
a) v = sqrt(2 g h)

b) 48*10^3 m/3600 s = sqrt (2 g *distance fallen)
13 years ago
Sally
what is g and h supposed to be?
13 years ago

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