A textbook slides off the edge of a table with an initial horizontal velocity of 20 m/s. The tabletop is a height of 2.71 m above the ground. Assume negligible air resistance. Determine the positive angle below the horizontal of the book's velocity just as its reaches the ground.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
5th Edition
ISBN:9781133104261
Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 9P
icon
Related questions
icon
Concept explainers
Topic Video
Question
100%
A textbook slides off the edge of a table with an initial horizontal velocity of 20 m/s.
The tabletop is a height of 2.71 m above the ground. Assume negligible air
resistance.
Determine the positive angle below the horizontal of the book's velocity just as its
reaches the ground.
Transcribed Image Text:A textbook slides off the edge of a table with an initial horizontal velocity of 20 m/s. The tabletop is a height of 2.71 m above the ground. Assume negligible air resistance. Determine the positive angle below the horizontal of the book's velocity just as its reaches the ground.
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Projectile motion
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
Physics
ISBN:
9781133104261
Author:
Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems
Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems
Physics
ISBN:
9780534408961
Author:
Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion
Publisher:
Cengage Learning