Need to find velocity of an object I pushed off a table

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To find the velocity of the object pushed off the table, first calculate the horizontal distance traveled and the time it took to fall 1 meter. The object lands 30 cm from the edge, indicating a horizontal distance of 2.3 m. Using the equations of motion and considering the coefficient of friction (0.5), the force exerted on the object can be determined to find its acceleration. The height of the table is essential for calculating the time of fall, which is necessary to solve for the initial velocity. Understanding these principles will help in solving the physics problem effectively.
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You push a 100g object across a table and release it 2 m from the edge. The object slides across, sails off the edge falls 1m to the floor and lands 30 cm from the edge of the table. If the coefficient of friction is 0.5 what was the object's speed as you released it?



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f=ma

Sf= Si+Vi* (delta)t+ 1/2a*(delta)t^2

Vf=Vi+a*t


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Since I know how far it went horizontally and I'm given the mass I'm thinking I should be able to find the force it was pushed with and use that to find the acceleration? Does knowing how much force it's exerting down on the table help me? Not really sure how to get started :/
 
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i have 2 physics quizzes this week and it would be the week my tutor's going to be out of town >_<
 
if anyone answers plese send it to me as a message, I am off to work now
 
Don't you need to know the height of the table?
 

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