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You are at an airport watching people go by on a "people mover" conveyer belt that moves at a constant speed of 0.60m/s. As a person goes by, they drop a button from a height of 1.2m. What is the average speed that you observe for the button as it falls to the ground?
well i have:
x=1.2m
v=0.60 m/s
a = 0
so i'll use this formula:
V^2=v(0)^2 +2a(x-x(0))
well a is 0 so the right side cancels to zero.
and v(0) = 0.60
so that means the answer is 0.60m/s, but it's incorrectly. the answer should be 2.5m/s. can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
well i have:
x=1.2m
v=0.60 m/s
a = 0
so i'll use this formula:
V^2=v(0)^2 +2a(x-x(0))
well a is 0 so the right side cancels to zero.
and v(0) = 0.60
so that means the answer is 0.60m/s, but it's incorrectly. the answer should be 2.5m/s. can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?