Kendra is having her breakfast on a balcony 20m high when she accidentally knocks down a flower pot. A man, 10m away, is innocently walking along the street at a constant velocity of 4 m/s when the pot fell. Will the innocent man be hit by the pot, or will he miraculously be able to avoid the impending accident? The man is 1.7m tall. EXPLAIN AND PROVE YOUR ANSWER.

Kendra is having her breakfast on a balcony 20m high when she accidentally knocks down a flower pot. A man, 10m away, is innocently walking along the street at a constant velocity of 4 m/s when the pot fell. Will the innocent man be hit by the pot, or will he miraculously be able to avoid the impending accident? The man is 1.7m tall. EXPLAIN AND PROVE YOUR ANSWER.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

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