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Aljazera
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Homework Statement
5. A sea hawk flying horizontally at a speed of 15 m/s drops a shellfish from a height of 30 m. At what speed does the shellfish hit the ground? Neglect air resistance (drag).
Homework Equations
vf2 = vi2 + 2ah
The Attempt at a Solution
I got 24.3 which was one of the answers and when i emailed the professor he said that that was the vertical velocity and I need to look for total velocity...well the answer is 28.5 m/s and I don't understand how that was arrived.