Question

A rock is dropped from the ceiling of a truck's cargo bay. with the truck moving at constant velocity, the rock strikes the floor
A) ahead of the midpoint of the ceiling.
B) behind the midpoint of the ceiling.
C) exactly below the midpoint of the ceiling.
D) more information is needed to solve this problem.
E) none of these.

Answer 1

Answer:

A rock dropped from the ceiling of a truck's cargo bay, with the truck moving at constant velocity, the rock strikes the floor exactly below the midpoint of the ceiling.

Explanation:

An object moving at a constant velocity, is changing its displacement at an equal time.That is, the object is moving on a straight line at a constant speed.

Also an object with a constant velocity is not accelerating, since acceleration is the change in velocity with respect to time.

Therefore, A rock dropped from the ceiling of a truck's cargo bay, with the truck moving at constant velocity, the rock strikes the floor exactly below the midpoint of the ceiling.