College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 28P
|| BIO A cat drops from a shelf 4.0 ft above the floor and lands on all four feet. His legs bring him to a stop in a distance of 12 cm. Calculate (a) his speed when he first touches the floor (ignore air resistance), (b) how long it takes him to stop, and (c) his acceleration (assumed constant) while he is stopping, in m/s2 and g’s.
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