Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A stone is thrown horizontally at from the top of a cliff high, out over the sea. Take .
Thrown horizontally from a height , a stone falls as if it were dropped: . Meanwhile it moves sideways at a steady , so .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. , horizontal; .
Step 1. Time. .
Step 2. Distance. .
Step 3. Landing velocity. and downwards. The speed is , at below the horizontal.
Answer: (a) . (b) . (c) , at below the horizontal.
Check. The stone falls while it travels sideways, yet it lands at , not . The path keeps getting steeper, so the last direction is steeper than the average one.
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