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    What Is the Speed and Distance of a Ball Dropped from a Descending Helicopter?

    From my notes X - X(0) = V(0)t + at^2/2
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    What Is the Speed and Distance of a Ball Dropped from a Descending Helicopter?

    Homework Statement A ball is dropped from a helicopter that is descending steadily at 1.52 m/s. (a) After 3.00s, what is the speed of the ball? (b) How far is it below the helicopter? Homework Equations unsure The Attempt at a Solution don't know where to start
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    How Do You Calculate Instantaneous Acceleration Without Calculus?

    Is it 1.6? edit: got it, was overthinking this problem lol
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    How Do You Calculate Instantaneous Acceleration Without Calculus?

    Homework Statement Find the instantaneous acceleration at 10s (see graph in attachment) Homework Equations a = dv/dt dt----0 The Attempt at a Solution I am taking an algebra based physics class and have never taken calculus before -_- I tried 0.0 and 1.0 so far Help on this problem would...