Question

physics, please help

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lqw40wo7o5vjuuv/Screenshot%202015-12-19%2013.15.44.png?dl=0

Answer 1

your thoughts?

Answer 2

my thoughts are that I should find the hypotynus , which I did, and I am doing it wrong according to the solution which is doing something else . Fun part is that professor usually makes mistakes and I wonder whos correct

Answer 3

@IrishBoy123

Answer 4

isn't it travelling at the same velocity as the train if it is falling vertically in the train's reference frame?!?!

Answer 5

ie so your approach sounds good

Answer 6

can you please tell me how would you solve it @IrishBoy123 ?

Answer 7

It would really clear things out seeing your outcome to this

Answer 8

\(v = \dfrac{30}{\sin 70}\)

Answer 9

why sin

Answer 10

and not cos

Answer 11

dont you want to find the hypotinus

Answer 12

how about

Answer 13

it's 70 with the vertical as observed in by someone on ground

Answer 14

::felling stupid:: thanks

Answer 15

cool!