Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
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Chapter 4, Problem 61GP
An osprey flies horizontally with a constant speed of 6.8 m/s when it drops the fish it was carrying. How much time elapses after the fish is dropped before the speed of the fish doubles?
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