An adventurous archeologist (m = 83.5 kg) tries to cross a river by swinging from a vine. The vine is 12.0 m long, and his speed at the bottom of the swing is 8.85 m/s. The archeologist doesn't know that the vine has a breaking strength of 1,000 N. Does he make it safely across the river without falling in? O Yes O No

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An adventurous archeologist (m = 83.5 kg) tries to cross a river by swinging from a vine. The vine is 12.0 m long, and his speed at the bottom of the swing is 8.85 m/s. The
archeologist doesn't know that the vine has a breaking strength of 1,000 N. Does he make it safely across the river without falling in?
O Yes
O No
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