Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 84P
(a) For the ball in Example 2.6, find its velocity just before it hits the floor, (b) Suppose you had tossed a second ball straight down at 7.3 m/s (from the same place 1.5 m above the floor). What would its velocity be just before it hits the floor? (c) When would the second ball hit the floor? (Interpret any multiple answers.)
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