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posted by  steeler on 7/4/2009 2:38:51 AM  |  status: Live  |  Earned Karma: 25

no 3 . show work and final answer

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A swimmer runs horizontally off a diving board with a speed of 3.54 m/s and hits the water a horizontal distance of 1.75 m from the end of the board.
(a) How high above the water was the diving board?
1 m
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posted by JamesD on 7/4/2009 2:44:29 AM  |  status: Live
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I hope this helps! Best of luck with the rest of your coursework.
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posted by redcloud173 on 7/4/2009 4:47:12 AM  |  status: Live
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first find the time it takes for the swimmer to travel 1.75 meters:




now we can find the height from which he fell:




so the diving board was 1.20 meters above the water.
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