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Homework Statement
A car is moving at 25m/s. A passenger, 1.5 m from the ground, can throw a ball at a max speed of 15 m/s and throws the ball out the window as he passes a bystander on the sidewalk. How fast is the ball moving when it leaves the passenger's hand and how far does the ball move relative to the bystander?
Homework Equations
For X component:
distance = velocity * time
For Y component:
x(f) = x(i) +v(i) + .5at2
The Attempt at a Solution
I believe that, relative to the bystander, the ball is moving at 40m/s. You can figure out the amount of time it takes the ball to reach the ground by solving for t for the Y component equation.
x(i) and v(i) = 0
a = g = 9.8m/s2
x(f) = 1.5m
solve, t = 0.55s
Now you just solve for the x component:
v = 40m/s
t = 0.55s
X = 22m
Is this correct? Thanks for the help.