had this question last night for Dr. Bob-A fox sees a piece of carrion thrown from a nest 14 m high and goes to get it. Carrion is thrown 1.5 horizontal velocity. Fox is 7. m from base of tree. What is mgnitude of fox's average velocity if it grabscarrion just as it touches ground

Answers: 1.7
3.5
4.2
2.6
Dr. Bob gave me three steps-Find time it takes to fall 14 m-which is 1/2 (9.81) times t^2=1.69
During time, how far horizontally does it goe, given horizontal velocity which is 2.52
How fast does fox have to go to cover the 7 m in falling time which is 7/1.69=4.16 which is 4.2m/s as answer
Correct or no? If not, what am I doing wrong?
Ihad 2.6 last night but that is wrong, I know it-
Please help me-my mom is getting a Physics tutor starting next Monday-Please just walk me through this problem
Thank you

4.2 m/s is exactly right.

To solve this problem, you need to follow the three steps provided by Dr. Bob.

Step 1: Find the time it takes for the carrion to fall 14 m using the equation h = (1/2)gt^2, where h is the height and g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.81 m/s^2). Plugging in the values, you get:

14 = (1/2)(9.81)t^2
t^2 = (2 * 14) / 9.81
t^2 = 2.85
t ≈ √2.85
t ≈ 1.69 seconds

Step 2: Determine how far horizontally the carrion travels during the falling time. Use the equation v = d/t, where v is the horizontal velocity and d is the distance. Plugging in the values, you have:

v = d/t
v = 1.5 / 1.69
v ≈ 0.886 m/s

Step 3: Calculate the magnitude of the fox's average velocity by dividing the horizontal distance by the time it takes to fall. Use the equation v = d/t, where v is the average velocity, d is the distance, and t is the time. Plugging in the values, you get:

v = d/t
v = 7 / 1.69
v ≈ 4.14 m/s

According to the calculations, the magnitude of the fox's average velocity is approximately 4.14 m/s. None of the answer choices provided match this result. It seems that you made an error when calculating the average velocity.

Please note that these calculations are based on the assumptions of idealized physics with no air resistance.