While exploring the canopy of the rainforest in equatorial South America, Anastasia falls from a branch 51.0 meters high. Exactly 1.6 seconds later Joe falls from the same branch. How high above the ground is Joe when Anastasia splats into the mud below?
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Anastasia takes (sqrt. (2h/g) = 3.226 secs. to hit the mud.
Thus Joe has fallen for (3.226 -1.6) = 1.626 secs.
Joe has fallen 1/2 (t^2 x g) = 12.955 metres.
Joe is still (51 - 12.955) = 38.045 metres above the mud.
Thus Joe has fallen for (3.226 -1.6) = 1.626 secs.
Joe has fallen 1/2 (t^2 x g) = 12.955 metres.
Joe is still (51 - 12.955) = 38.045 metres above the mud.