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 3.87 \(m/s\). (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?
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Part 3#
Explain your answer to Part 2.
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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?
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Part 5#
Explain your answer to Part 4.
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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.
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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 28.2 \(m\) height, how long does it take him to hit the forest floor?
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Part 8#
How far has Jed travelled horizontally as he fell?
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Attribution#
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