Tom the cat chases Jerry the mouse on a rooftop. They came between two buildings that are separated horizontally by a distance of 3.6 m and a drop of 2.8 m. To cross safely, Jerry has to jump in the horizontal direction with a minimum speed vo. a. calculate the minimum speed vo jerry needs to cross safely Tom jumps with a speed of 4.8 m/s at an angle of 45 degrees b. where does tom land c. by how much does tom clear the gap d. what is tom's velocity ( magnitude and direction) on landing.
Tom the cat chases Jerry the mouse on a rooftop. They came between two buildings that are separated horizontally by a distance of 3.6 m and a drop of 2.8 m. To cross safely, Jerry has to jump in the horizontal direction with a minimum speed vo. a. calculate the minimum speed vo jerry needs to cross safely Tom jumps with a speed of 4.8 m/s at an angle of 45 degrees b. where does tom land c. by how much does tom clear the gap d. what is tom's velocity ( magnitude and direction) on landing.
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Tom the cat chases Jerry the mouse on a rooftop. They came between two buildings that are separated horizontally by a distance of 3.6 m and a drop of 2.8 m. To cross safely, Jerry has to jump in the horizontal direction with a minimum speed vo.
a. calculate the minimum speed vo jerry needs to cross safely
Tom jumps with a speed of 4.8 m/s at an angle of 45 degrees
b. where does tom land
c. by how much does tom clear the gap
d. what is tom's velocity ( magnitude and direction) on landing.
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