Recent content by powerxranger1

Oh. Does that mean it's just 9.8 m/s?

Well, I do know that distance = speed over time. But there isn't a time given in the question, so I don't understand.

Hm, I'm not really sure that there is any other information given about the can, since there's only two numbers given. I don't understand how to find another piece of information.

Homework Statement A hot air balloon is rising upward with a constant velocity of 4m/s. As the balloon reaches a height of 4m above the ground the balloonist accidently drops a can of pop over the edge of the basket. How long does it take the pop can to reach the ground? V2 = 4m/s [up] v1...

A child is running at her maximum speed of 4m/s to catch an ice cream truck, which is stopped at the side of the road. When the child is 20m from the truck, the ice cream truck starts to accelerate away at a rate of 1.0m/s^2. Does the child catch the truck? I know to begin, you must create an...