A stone of mass m is dropped from a sheer cliff of height h. The wind exerts a force F on the stone. Assume the wind is parallel to the face of the cliff and the ground and F is constant. (Use any variable or symbol stated above along with the following as necessary: g. For all vectors, enter the magnitude.)
(a) If t = 0 corresponds to the moment the stone is released, at what time t does it strike the ground?
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(b) Find an expression in terms of m and F for the acceleration ax of the stone in the horizontal direction (taken as the positive x-direction).
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(c) How far is the stone displaced horizontally before hitting the ground?
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(d) Find the magnitude of the stone's acceleration while it is falling.
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(e) What If? Recalculate your answers to parts (a) through (d) for the case where the wind instead blows at an angle θ below the horizontal. (Use the following as necessary: m, g, F, h and θ.)
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