Tom the cat is chasing Jerry the mouse across the surface of a table 1.51 m above the floor. Jerry steps out of the way at the last second, and Tom slides off the edge of the table at a speed of 7.31 m/s. What is Tom's speed just before he hits the floor?

Tom the cat is chasing Jerry the mouse across the surface of a table 1.51 m above the floor. Jerry steps out of the way at the last second, and Tom slides off the edge of the table at a speed of 7.31 m/s. What is Tom's speed just before he hits the floor?

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Tom the cat is chasing Jerry the mouse across the surface
of a table 1.51 m above the floor. Jerry steps out of the
way at the last second, and Tom slides off the edge of the
table at a speed of 7.31 m/s. What is Tom's speed just
before he hits the floor?

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