A student stands at the edge of a cliff and throws a stone horizontally over the edge with a speed of v, = 20.5 m/s. The cliff is h = 53.0 m above a flat, horizontal beach as shown in the figure. (a) What are the coordinates of the initial position of the stone? m (b) What are the components of the initial velocity? Vox = m/s Voy = m/s (c) Write the equations for the x- and y-components of the velocity of the stone with time. (Use the following as necessary: t. Let the variable t be measured in seconds. Do not include units in your answer.)

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A student stands at the edge of a cliff and throws a stone horizontally over the edge with a speed of v. = 20.5 m/s. The cliff is h = 53.0 m above a flat, horizontal beach as shown in the figure.
(a) What are the coordinates of the initial position of the stone?
Xo =
m
Yo =
(b) What are the components of the initial velocity?
Vox
m/s
Voy =
m/s
(c) Write the equations for the x- and y-components of the velocity of the stone with time. (Use the following as necessary: t. Let the variablet be measured in seconds. Do not include units in your
answer.)
V.
x=
Vy=
Transcribed Image Text:A student stands at the edge of a cliff and throws a stone horizontally over the edge with a speed of v. = 20.5 m/s. The cliff is h = 53.0 m above a flat, horizontal beach as shown in the figure. (a) What are the coordinates of the initial position of the stone? Xo = m Yo = (b) What are the components of the initial velocity? Vox m/s Voy = m/s (c) Write the equations for the x- and y-components of the velocity of the stone with time. (Use the following as necessary: t. Let the variablet be measured in seconds. Do not include units in your answer.) V. x= Vy=
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