Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 76P
You toss a book into your dorm room, just clearing a windowsill 4.2 m above the ground, (a) If the book leaves your hand 1.5 in above the ground, how fast must it be going to clear the sill? (b) How long after it leaves your hand will it hit the floor, 0.87 m below the windowsill?
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