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a lamp hangs from the ceiling at the height of 2.9 m. if the lamp breaks and falls to the floor what is its impact speed
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a lamp hangs from the ceiling at the height of 2.9 m. if the lamp breaks and falls to the floor what is its impact speed

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It is 7.5 m/s

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This is a problem that can be solved using free-fall motion analysis. Since the displacement (2.9m) is given, we can use the following equation to solve for the impact speed:

V^2 = 2gh

V = sqrt (2*9.8*2.9)
V = 7.54 m/s
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