A hot air balloon has just lifted off and is rising at a constant rate of 2.0 m/s. Suddenly one of the passengers realizes she has left her camera on the ground. A friend picks it up and tosses it straight- upward with an initial speed of 12 m/s. If the passenger is 2.5 m above her friend when the camera is tossed, how high is she above her friend when the camera reaches her?

A hot air balloon has just lifted off and is rising at a constant rate of 2.0 m/s. Suddenly one of the passengers realizes she has left her camera on the ground. A friend picks it up and tosses it straight- upward with an initial speed of 12 m/s. If the passenger is 2.5 m above her friend when the camera is tossed, how high is she above her friend when the camera reaches her?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology Update (No access codes included)

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

Section: Chapter Questions

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