A physics book slides off a horizontal table top with a speed of 1.20 m/s. It strikes the floor after a time of 0.410 s. Ignore air resistance. a. Find the height of the table top above the floor. b. Find the horizontal distance from the edge of the table to the point where the book strikes the floor. c. Find the magnitude of the horizontal and vertical components of the book's velocity just before the book reaches the floor.

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A physics book slides off a horizontal table top with a speed of 1.20 m/s. It strikes the floor after a time of 0.410 s. Ignore air resistance.

a. Find the height of the table top above the floor.

b. Find the horizontal distance from the edge of the table to the point where the book strikes the floor.

c. Find the magnitude of the horizontal and vertical components of the book's velocity just before the book reaches the floor.

d. Find the magnitude and direction of the book's velocity 

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