A clumsy squirrel is perched motionless on a wire when he drops an acorn which takes 1.37 s to reach the ground. Neglecting air resistance: (a) What is the vertical distance that the acorn falls? (b) What is the velocity of the acorn just before it hits the ground?

A clumsy squirrel is perched motionless on a wire when he drops an acorn which takes 1.37 s to reach the ground. Neglecting air resistance: (a) What is the vertical distance that the acorn falls? (b) What is the velocity of the acorn just before it hits the ground?

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Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter2: Newtonian Mechanics-single Particle

Section: Chapter Questions

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