Question 1: A small mailbag is released from a helicopter that is descending steadily at 2.35 m/s. (a) After 5.00 s, what is the speed of the mailbag? v = _______________m/s (b) How far is it below the helicopter? d = ____________m (c) What are your answers to parts (a) and (b) if the helicopter is rising steadily at 2.35 m/s? v = ________________m/s d = _________________m Question 2: A baseball is hit so that it travels straight upward after being struck by the bat. A fan observes that it takes 3.10 s for the ball to reach its maximum height.

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Question 1: A small mailbag is released from a helicopter that is descending steadily at 2.35 m/s.

(a) After 5.00 s, what is the speed of the mailbag?
v =  _______________m/s


(b) How far is it below the helicopter?
d =  ____________m


(c) What are your answers to parts (a) and (b) if the helicopter is rising steadily at 2.35 m/s?
v =  ________________m/s
d =  _________________m

 

Question 2:

A baseball is hit so that it travels straight upward after being struck by the bat. A fan observes that it takes 3.10 s for the ball to reach its maximum height.

(a) Find the ball's initial velocity.
 _________________m/s upward

(b) Find the height it reaches.
 _____________________m
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