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Posted by Moni on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 12:03am.

A diver running 2.0 m/s dives outhorizontally from an edge of a vertical cliff and 2.6 s later reaches the water below. How high was the cliff? How far from its base did the diver hit the water?

physics - drwls, Friday, October 8, 2010 at 6:49am
How high was the cliff?
How far will an object fall in 2.6 s ?
(1/2)g t^2 = ___

The horizontal distance travelled is the running (horizontal) velocity (2.0 m/s) mu;ltiplied by the 2.6 s fall time.

That would be ___ meters

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