Suppose I drop a 60kg anvil from rest and from such a height that the anvil reaches a speed of 10m/s just before hitting the ground. Assume the earth was at rest before I dropped the anvil a. What is the earth's speed just before the anvil hits? b. How long would it take the earth to travel 1.0 micrometers at this speed?

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Suppose I drop a 60kg anvil from rest and from such a height that the anvil reaches a speed of 10m/s just before hitting the ground. Assume the earth was at rest before I dropped the anvil

a. What is the earth's speed just before the anvil hits?

b. How long would it take the earth to travel 1.0 micrometers at this speed?

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