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?

2 answers

a) v = sqrt(2 g h)

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