An eagle is flying horizontally at a speed of 3.10 m/s when the fish in her talons wiggles loose and falls into the lake 4.30 m below. Calculate the velocity (in m/s) of the fish relative to the water when it hits the water. (Assume that the eagle is flying in the +x-direction and that the +y-direction is up.) magnitude 9.69 71.34 m/s direction ° counterclockwise from the +x-axis

An eagle is flying horizontally at a speed of 3.10 m/s when the fish in her talons wiggles loose and falls into the lake 4.30 m below. Calculate the velocity (in m/s) of the fish relative to the water when it hits the water. (Assume that the eagle is flying in the +x-direction and that the +y-direction is up.) magnitude 9.69 71.34 m/s direction ° counterclockwise from the +x-axis

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

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