A knife is dropped from the top of a 14.0 m high mast on a ship moving at 1.74 m/s due south. (a) Calculate the velocity of the knife relative to the ship when it hits the deck of the ship. m/s (down) (b) Calculate the velocity of the knife relative to a stationary observer on shore. m/s Â° (below the horizontal to the south) (c) Discuss how the answers give a consistent result for the position at which the knife hits the deck.

A knife is dropped from the top of a 14.0 m high mast on a ship moving at 1.74 m/s due south. (a) Calculate the velocity of the knife relative to the ship when it hits the deck of the ship. m/s (down) (b) Calculate the velocity of the knife relative to a stationary observer on shore. m/s Â° (below the horizontal to the south) (c) Discuss how the answers give a consistent result for the position at which the knife hits the deck.

College Physics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285737027

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter3: Vectors And Two-Dimensional Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 54AP: A farm truck travels due east with a constant speed of 9.50 m/s along a horizontal road. A boy...

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