Homework Help: physics

Posted by Mara on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 10:30pm.

A pelican ﬂying along a horizontal path drops
a ﬁsh from a height of 3.1 m. The ﬁsh travels
6.4 m horizontally before it hits the water
below.
What was the pelican’s initial speed? The
acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s
2
.
Answer in units of m/s

physics - bobpursley, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 10:32pm
how long does it take to fall 3.1meters?

then, use that time to calculate horizontal velocity distance/time

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