document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1191829>Question 1191829</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A log is floating on swiftly moving water. A stone is dropped from rest from a 75-m high bridge and lands on the log as it passes under the bridge. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) What is the velocity of the stone when it lands on the log? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) How long does it take the stone to reach the log? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) If the log moves with a constant speed of 5.0 m/s, what is the horizontal distance between the log and the bridge when the stone is dropped? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) What is the velocity of the stone when it lands on the log?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using 10 m/sec/sec for gravity:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = at^2/2 = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5t^2 = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 5 seconds to impact.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = at = 10*5 = 50 m/sec<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) How long does it take the stone to reach the log?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 seconds as in (a)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c) If the log moves with a constant speed of 5.0 m/s, what is the horizontal distance between the log and the bridge when the stone is dropped?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the hypotenuse with sides of 25 & 75 meters<BR>\n" );
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