Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Author: Eugene Hecht
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Chapter 2, Problem 23SP
People working for National Geographic dropped a peregrine falcon from a plane at
an altitude of 4572 m (15 000 ft). The bird dove down reaching a speed of about 81.8
m/s (183 mph). Determine its acceleration assuming it to be constant. [Hint: The bird was dropped, not thrown down.]
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
Ch. 2 - 2.22 [I] A car traveling at 30.0 mph uniformly...Ch. 2 - 2.23 [I] People working for National Geographic...Ch. 2 - 2.24 [I] With the previous problem in mind,...Ch. 2 - 2.25 [I] If a vehicle accelerates at 10.0 m/s2...Ch. 2 - 2.26 [I] A drone on a runway accelerates from...Ch. 2 - 2.27 [I] For the object whose motion is plotted...Ch. 2 - 2.28 [I] A body with initial velocity 8.0 m/s...Ch. 2 - 2.29 [I] A truck starts from rest and moves with...Ch. 2 - 2.30 [I] A box slides down an incline with...Ch. 2 - 2.31 [I] A car is accelerating uniformly as it...
Ch. 2 - 2.32 [I] An auto’s velocity increases uniformly...Ch. 2 - 2.33 [I] A plane starts from rest and accelerates...Ch. 2 - 2.34 [I] A train running along a straight track...Ch. 2 - 2.35 [II] An object moving at 13 m/s slows...Ch. 2 - 2.36 [I] A body falls freely from rest. Find (a)...Ch. 2 - 2.37 [I] A marble dropped from a bridge strikes...Ch. 2 - 2.38 [II] A stone is thrown straight downward with...Ch. 2 - 2.39 [II] A baseball is thrown straight upward...Ch. 2 - 2.40 [II] A bottle dropped from a balloon reaches...Ch. 2 - 2.41 [II] Two balls are dropped to the ground from...Ch. 2 - 2.42 [II] A nut comes loose from a bolt on the...Ch. 2 - 2.43 [I] A marble, rolling with speed 20 cm/s,...Ch. 2 - 2.44 [II] A body projected upward from the level...Ch. 2 - 2.45 [III] A body is projected downward at an...Ch. 2 - 2.46 [II] A hose lying on the ground shoots a...Ch. 2 - 2.47 [II] A World Series batter hits a home run...Ch. 2 - 2.48 [II] Prove that a gun will shoot three times...Ch. 2 - 2.49 [III] A ball is thrown upward at an angle of ...Ch. 2 - 2.50 [III] A ball is thrown straight upward with...
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