A car drives horizontally off the edge of a cliff that is 68.1 m high. The police at the scene of the accident note that the point of impact is 113 m from the base of the cliff. How fast was the car traveling when it drove off the cliff? Number Units eTextbook and Media Hint

A car drives horizontally off the edge of a cliff that is 68.1 m high. The police at the scene of the accident note that the point of impact is 113 m from the base of the cliff. How fast was the car traveling when it drove off the cliff? Number Units eTextbook and Media Hint

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section6.3: Relative Velocity

Problem 27PP

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