Kurt is standing on a steel beam 275.0 ft above the ground and throws a hammer straight

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Kurt is standing on a steel beam 275.0 ft above the ground and throws a hammer straight up at an initial speed of 40.0 ft/s. At the instant he releases the hammer he also drops a wrench from his pocket. Assume that neither the hammer nor the wrench hits anything while in flight.
(a) Find the time difference between when the wrench and the hammer hit the ground.
(b) Find the speed at which the wrench hits the ground.
(c) Find the speed at which the hammer hits the ground.
(d) How long does it take for the hammer to reach its maximum height?
(e) How high above the ground is the wrench at the time the hammer reaches its maximum height?

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Applied Physics

ISBN: 978-0132109277

10th Edition

Authors: Dale ewen, Neill schurter, P. erik gundersen

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