A rescue helicopter is hovering over a person whose boat has sunk. One of the rescuers throws a life preserver straight down to the victim with an initial velocity of 2.28 m/s and observes that it takes 2.3 s to reach the water. (a) List the knowns in this problem. (Select all that apply.) Ду O a Vo (b) How high (in m) above the water was the preserver released? Note that the downdraft of the helicopter reduces the effects of air resistance on the falling life preserver, so that an acceleration equal to that of gravity is reasonable.

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A rescue helicopter is hovering over a person whose boat has sunk. One of the rescuers throws a life preserver straight down to the victim with an initial velocity of 2.28 m/s and observes that it takes
2.3 s to reach the water.
(a) List the knowns in this problem. (Select all that apply.)
Ду
V
(b) How high (in m) above the water was the preserver released? Note that the downdraft of the helicopter reduces the effects of air resistance on the falling life preserver, so that an acceleration
equal to that of gravity is reasonable.
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Transcribed Image Text:A rescue helicopter is hovering over a person whose boat has sunk. One of the rescuers throws a life preserver straight down to the victim with an initial velocity of 2.28 m/s and observes that it takes 2.3 s to reach the water. (a) List the knowns in this problem. (Select all that apply.) Ду V (b) How high (in m) above the water was the preserver released? Note that the downdraft of the helicopter reduces the effects of air resistance on the falling life preserver, so that an acceleration equal to that of gravity is reasonable. :0000 O
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