61. A sandal is dropped from the top of a 15.0-m-high mast on a ship moving at 1.75 m/s due south. Calculate the velocity of the
sandal when it hits the deck of the ship: (a) relative to the ship and (b) relative to a stationary observer on shore. (c) Discuss how the answers give a consistent result for the position at which the sandal hits the deck.
Now, for the magnitude of velocity when hitting the deck
Using third equation of motion
v^2 - 1.75^2 = 2×9.8×15
v = 17.15 m/s
the velocity of sandal when it hits the deck is 17.15 m/s this the velocity of sandal relative to the ship
b) velocity relative to a stationary observer on shore
=
=17.23 m/s
To a person aboard the ship, they see the sandal land directly below the release point. A stationary observer on the outside sees the same thing, except the fact that the landing point has translated to the south.
