Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 2, Problem 86P
You and your roommate plot to drop water balloons on students entering your dorm. Your window is 20 m above the sidewalk. You plan to place an X on the sidewalk to mark the spot a student must be when you drop the balloon. You note that most students approach the dorm at about 2 m/s. How far from the impact point do you place the X?
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