As you are walking in the forest you look up just as a boulder becomes dislodged from the side of a cliff. If your head is 200 ft below the base of the boulder at that instant, how much time (in seconds) do you have to get out of the way? Note: The only force acting on the boulder is acceleration due to gravity (a = 32 ft/sec²). 6

As you are walking in the forest you look up just as a boulder becomes dislodged from the side of a cliff. If your head is 200 ft below the base of the boulder at that instant, how much time (in seconds) do you have to get out of the way? Note: The only force acting on the boulder is acceleration due to gravity (a = 32 ft/sec²). 6

International Edition---engineering Mechanics: Statics, 4th Edition

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305501607

Author:Andrew Pytel And Jaan Kiusalaas

Publisher:Andrew Pytel And Jaan Kiusalaas

Chapter1: Introduction To Statics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.19P: Plot the earths gravitational acceleration g(m/s2) against the height h (km) above the surface of...

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