Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 2 - Motion Along a Straight Line - Problems - Page 36: 59a

Answer

$x\approx.889m$

Work Step by Step

We first solve for time: $t=\sqrt {\frac{2x}{g}}=\sqrt \frac{2(2.00m)}{(9.8m/s^{2})}=.639s$ The second droplet has been falling for two thirds of the time: $t_{2}=\frac{2(.639s)}{3}=.426s$ We use the equation for distance to obtain: $x=\frac{1}{2}(9.8m/s^{2})(.426s)^{2}\approx.889m$
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