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Two rocks are at the top of a building. Rock 1 is dropped from rest while Rock 2 is thrown horizontaly at a velocity of 5 ms. What is the magnitude of the horizontal acceleration of rock 2?> Omis 2 2 ms
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Two rocks are at the top of a building. Rock 1 is dropped from rest while Rock 2 is thrown horizontaly at a velocity of 5 ms.

What is the magnitude of the horizontal acceleration of rock 2?>
Omis 2
2 ms 2
5 ms 2
10 mis2

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Answer:

I'm pretty sure the answer is 0 m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

The horizontal velocity of the second rock is 5 m/s, so if we pretend air resistance doesn't exist, it will maintain that horizontal velocity, meaning that there is no horizontal acceleration.

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