A penny on its side moving at speed v slides off the horizontal surface of a table a vertical distance y from the floor.

Question

If the speed is 3.1 m/s and the coffee table is 0.30 m tall, find the distance the coin lands from the base of the table. (Use g=9.8m/s2.).

Answer 1

h = ½ g t² ... .3 = ½ * 9.8 * t²

t = √(.6 / 9.8)

distance = 3.1 * t