A knife is dropped from the top of a 10.0 m high mast on a ship moving at 1.75 m/s due south. (a) Calculate the velocity of the knife relative to the ship when it hits the deck of the ship.

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A knife is dropped from the top of a 10.0 m high mast on a ship moving at 1.75 m/s due south.

(a) Calculate the velocity of the knife relative to the ship when it hits the deck of the ship. 

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