Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 21PCE
Pumpkin Toss In Denver, children bring their old jack-o-lanterns to the top of a tower and compete for accuracy in hitting a target on the ground (Figure 4-21). Suppose that the tower is 9.0 m high and that the bull’s-eye is a horizontal distance of 3.5 m from the launch point. If the pumpkin is thrown horizontally, what is the launch speed needed to hit the bull’s-eye?
Figure 4-21
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