A geologist is studying rock layers in an old river bed, and he finds a fossil of a fish and a horsetail rush in the same rock layer. According to the law of faunal and floral succession, the geologist can assume that the rock containing the fossils may date back as far as the <span>Devonian period</span>.
Answer:
a) speed when Jack sees the pot : 12.92 meters per second
b) height difference 163.115 meters
Explanation:
First to calculate te initial speed we use the acceleration formula:
a= v1-v0/t
Acceleration being gravity's acceleration (9.8 m/s^2)
v1 being the speed when Jill sees the pot
v0 when Jack sees it
and t the time between
Solving for v0 it would be
v1 - a*t = v0
replacing

For the second question we use the position formula setting y0 and t0 as the position and time when jack sees the pot. (and setting the positive axis downward I.E. one meter below jack would be 1m not -1m)
The formula is

replacing

This question can be solved by using the equations of motion.
a) The initial speed of the arrow is was "9.81 m/s".
b) It took the arrow "1.13 s" to reach a height of 17.5 m.
a)
We will use the second equation of motion to find out the initial speed of the arrow.

where,
vi = initial speed = ?
h = height = 35 m
t = time interval = 2 s
g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s²
Therefore,

<u>vi = 9.81 m/s</u>
b)
To find the time taken by the arrow to reach 17.5 m, we will use the second equation of motion again.

where,
g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s²
h = height = 17.5 m
vi = initial speed = 9.81 m/s
t = time = ?
Therefore,

solving this quadratic equation using the quadratic formula, we get:
t = -3.13 s (OR) t = 1.13 s
Since time can not have a negative value.
Therefore,
<u>t = 1.13 s</u>
Learn more about equations of motion here:
brainly.com/question/20594939?referrer=searchResults
The attached picture shows the equations of motion in the horizontal and vertical directions.
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