# Nuts To You#

In the children’s book Nuts to You, a young squirrel named Jed is snatched up by a hawk.While in the air Jed manages to go limp, slip through the hawk’s talons and fall to the forest floor.The hawk travels horizontally at a speed of 3.75 $$m/s$$.(You may neglect any effects of air resistance as you answer the following questions).

## Part 1#

Draw motion diagrams for both the hawk and Jed. Use circles for the hawk and squares for Jed and label a legend.

Start your diagrams from the second before Jed is released and put a dot every second for 6 seconds.

Take a picture of your diagram, and upload it as a pdf.

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## Part 2#

One second after being released, what is the $$x$$-component of Jed’s velocity?

## Part 3#

• Jed maintains the $$x$$-component of their velocity. ($$a_x = 0 \; m/s^2$$)

• There is no $$x$$-component since Jed falls in a straight line.

• Jed’s velocity decreases because the hawk is no longer pulling them.

• Jed’s velocity increases due to gravity.

## Part 4#

One second after being released, what is the $$y$$-component of Jed’s velocity?

## Part 5#

• Jed maintains the $$y$$-component of their velocity.

• Jed’s velocity increases due to gravity.

• Jed’s velocity decreases because the hawk is no longer pulling them.

• Jed maintains the $$x$$-component of their velocity.

## Part 6#

Does Jed or the hawk travel at a higher speed after Jed is released? Explain your answer.

• Jed travels at a higher speed after release as they accelerate downwards and maintain their horizontal speed.

• The hawk travels at a higher speed after Jed is released since it is now lighter without Jed’s weight.

• Both the hawk and Jed travel at the same speed.

• The hawk travels at a higher speed because it maintains its horizontal speed.

## Part 7#

If Jed is released from a 21.0 $$m$$ height, how long does it take him to hit the forest floor?