SOLUTION: A man drives a car at 22 m/s off a horizontal pier that is 6 m high. How long is the car in the air? How far does it go?

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Question 1068098: A man drives a car at 22 m/s off a horizontal pier that is 6 m high. How long is the car in the air? How far does it go?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Under the force of gravity, find the time needed to cover the distance.
d%5By%5D=%281%2F2%29gt%5E2
6=%281%2F2%29%289.8%29t%5E2
t%5E2=1.224
t=1.11s
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So then he travels 6 meters in the y direction and
d%5Bx%5D=22%281.11%29
d%5Bx%5D=24.3m in the x direction