When the Sun is directly overhead, a hawk dives toward the ground with a constant velocity of 5 m/s at 60 degrees below the horizontal. Calculate the speed of its shadow on the level ground.

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When the Sun is directly overhead, a hawk dives toward the ground with a constant velocity of 5 m/s at 60 degrees below the horizontal.  Calculate the speed of its shadow on the level ground.

anonymous · Answer

If I'm not mistaken, we'll be using the equation vf=vi+ at where v will be in the respect to x or vf=vicos(theta) +  at

anonymous · Answer

I'm not sure, but, since the velocity is constant.  Would you say that the acceleration is 0?

anonymous · Answer

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