An eagle is flying horizontally at a speed of 3.00 m s-1 when the fish in her talons wiggles looseand falls into the lake 5.00 m below. Calculate the velocity of the fish just before it hits thewater?

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An eagle is flying horizontally at a speed of 3.00 m s-1 when the fish in her talons wiggles loose
and falls into the lake 5.00 m below. Calculate the velocity of the fish just before it hits the
water?

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