Kinetics after car left the cliff.

[dorian_stokes]

Homework Statement

A car of mass m = 1515 kg is pushed off a cliff of height h = 26 m. If the car lands a distance of 14 m from the base of the cliff, what was the kinetic energy of the car the instant after it left the cliff?

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The Attempt at a Solution

Don't even know where to begin because this is a kenetics problem.

 

[flatmaster]

You need to know the velocity of the car to calculate it's kenitic energy. How can you find the velocity of the car the instant it left the cliff.

Hint: You'll need to use the kenimatic equations you already learned.

 

[dorian_stokes]

It said to find the kinetic energy after it left the cliff and not the velocity. I calculated the velocity to be 22.6m/s using the V^2=v_o^2-2(g)(x_f-x_i). Is this wrong?