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A sandal is dropped from the top of a 12.0 m high mast on a ship moving at 1.74 m/s due south.

(a)

Calculate the velocity of the sandal (in m/s) relative to the ship when it hits the deck of the ship.

m/s downwards

(b)

Calculate the velocity of the sandal (in m/s) relative to a stationary observer on shore.

m/s below the horizontal to the south

(c)

Discuss how the answers give a consistent result for the position at which the sandal hits the deck.

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