A car drives off a cliff next to a river at a speed of 30 m/s and lands on the bank on theother side. The road above the cliff i

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A car drives off a cliff next to a river at a speed of 30 m/s and lands on the bank on theother side. The road above the cliff i

s horizontal and 8.3 m above the other shore wherethe car lands. The tires on the car all hit at once and the air resistance is insignificant.How long is the car in the air?

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Softa [3K] · Answer 1 · 2026-03-03T11:41:53+03:00

Softa [3K]3 months ago

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Answer: 1.301 seconds

Explanation:

Provided values

Initial Velocity(u)=30 m/s

Cliff Height=8.3 m

Time for covering 8.3 m

$h=ut+\frac{at^2}{2}$

The initial vertical velocity is 0.

$8.3=\frac{gt^2}{2}$

$t^2=1.69$

$t=1.301 s$

Horizontal distance

$R=u\times t$

$R=30\times 1.301=39.04 m$