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An eagle is flying horizontally at 7.9 m/s with a fish in its claws. It accidentally drops the fish.
(a) How much time passes before the fish's speed doubles?
(b) How much additional time would be required for the fish's speed to double again?
Initial velocity in the x direction is 7.9m/s. I assumed final velocity in x direction was 7.9m/s and acceleration was 0. But when I use the equations to find one of the other unknown variables everything cancels out and I get zero. There is an example in the book, but it gives the height the fish is dropped from. I feel like I need to know another variable in order to solve this.
(a) How much time passes before the fish's speed doubles?
(b) How much additional time would be required for the fish's speed to double again?
Initial velocity in the x direction is 7.9m/s. I assumed final velocity in x direction was 7.9m/s and acceleration was 0. But when I use the equations to find one of the other unknown variables everything cancels out and I get zero. There is an example in the book, but it gives the height the fish is dropped from. I feel like I need to know another variable in order to solve this.