In a Roadrunner cartoon, Wile W Coyote is out to kill the roadrunner. In this particular...

 

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In a Roadrunner cartoon, Wile W Coyote is out to kill the roadrunner. In this particular cartoon, his method of choice is to smash the roadrunner with a boulder (clearly this is no longer a matter of trying to eat the roadrunner, only to destroy it). Coyote pushes the boulder so that it starts rolling downhill. The slope of the hill is constant, so the boulder (which starts from rest) accelerates at a constant rate of 0.5 m/s. Roadrunner, oblivious to its impending doom, is 3 km away, running at a constant speed of 123 m/s (according to this source) toward the boulder. 1. How far from the boulder's initial position will the boulder and the roadrunner meet? 2. Of course, the roadrunner manages to not get hit by the boulder. How fast is the boulder moving when it passes the roadrunner? 3. The hill is sloped downward at 0 = 3. The boulder, having just missed the roadrunner. rolls off the edge of the road, which has a steep 20 m dropoff. How far from the edge of the road does the boulder strike the ground below? v 0 = 3 20 m In a Roadrunner cartoon, Wile W Coyote is out to kill the roadrunner. In this particular cartoon, his method of choice is to smash the roadrunner with a boulder (clearly this is no longer a matter of trying to eat the roadrunner, only to destroy it). Coyote pushes the boulder so that it starts rolling downhill. The slope of the hill is constant, so the boulder (which starts from rest) accelerates at a constant rate of 0.5 m/s. Roadrunner, oblivious to its impending doom, is 3 km away, running at a constant speed of 123 m/s (according to this source) toward the boulder. 1. How far from the boulder's initial position will the boulder and the roadrunner meet? 2. Of course, the roadrunner manages to not get hit by the boulder. How fast is the boulder moving when it passes the roadrunner? 3. The hill is sloped downward at 0 = 3. The boulder, having just missed the roadrunner. rolls off the edge of the road, which has a steep 20 m dropoff. How far from the edge of the road does the boulder strike the ground below? v 0 = 3 20 m