Cat and Mouse Chase: Calculating Landing Distance on a 1.5m Table

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The discussion revolves around calculating the landing distance of a cat chasing a mouse off a 1.5-meter table. The cat jumps off the table at a speed of 5 m/s, while the mouse steps off, assumed to have an initial horizontal velocity of zero. Participants clarify that the mouse's vertical velocity is also zero when it drops, similar to a ball being dropped. The cat's horizontal velocity remains constant at 5 m/s with an initial vertical velocity of zero. The conversation concludes with participants confirming their understanding of the problem and the velocities involved.
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A mouse is being chased by a cat across a table of height 1.5 m. Before the mouse was about to be eaten, it deftly steps off the table edge, while the cat zooms by and off the table at 5 m/s. How far from the mouse does the cat land?

I don't know how to do this question, because the mouse's velocity is not given. Could it be that they land at the same place?
 
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pooka said:
A mouse is being chased by a cat across a table of height 1.5 m. Before the mouse was about to be eaten, it deftly steps off the table edge, while the cat zooms by and off the table at 5 m/s. How far from the mouse does the cat land?

I don't know how to do this question, because the mouse's velocity is not given. Could it be that they land at the same place?
If the mouse simply 'steps off' the table, then it is safe to assume that it's initial velocity is zero, as for a ball being 'dropped' from a given height.
 
Hootenanny said:
If the mouse simply 'steps off' the table, then it is safe to assume that it's initial velocity is zero, as for a ball being 'dropped' from a given height.

okay thanks! now i know how to do the question =)
 
Hootenanny said:
If the mouse simply 'steps off' the table, then it is safe to assume that it's initial velocity is zero, as for a ball being 'dropped' from a given height.

Okay i just tried doing the problem. Just need to clarify some things, are both the mouse's initial horizontal and vertical velocity zero then? for the cat is the horizontal velocity 5 while the inital vertical velocity is 0?
 
pooka said:
Okay i just tried doing the problem. Just need to clarify some things, are both the mouse's initial horizontal and vertical velocity zero then? for the cat is the horizontal velocity 5 while the inital vertical velocity is 0?
Sounds good to me :approve:
 

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