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A watermelon is thrown with a velocity of 5m/s in the +x direction off of a vertical ladder. The watermelon lands 3m from the base of the ladder. What is the height of the ladder?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 47P: A basketball player is standing on the floor 10.0 m from the basket as in Figure P3.47. The height...

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