Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 20PCE
Predict/Calculate A white-crowned sparrow flying horizontally with a speed of 1.80 m/s folds its wings and begins to drop in free fall. (a) How far does the sparrow fall after traveling a horizontal distance of 0.500 m? (b) If the sparrow’s initial speed is increased, does the distance of fall increase, decrease, or stay the same?
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