A 1-lb stone is dropped down the bottomless pit at Carlsbad Caverns and strikes the ground with
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A 1-lb stone is dropped down the "bottomless pit" at Carlsbad Caverns and strikes the ground with a speed of 95 ft/s. Neglecting air resistance, determine
(a) The kinetic energy of the stone as it strikes the ground and the height h from which it was dropped,
(b) Solve Part a assuming that the same stone is dropped down a hole on the moon.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics
ISBN: 978-0073398242
11th edition
Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self
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